Three charged after Bexon search uncovers gun and cannabis resin
Police searching a home in Bexon, Castries, on 29 September 2026 found cannabis resin, EC$16 310 in cash, a pistol and ammunition. Three people were charged with firearm, ammunition and drug possession, and two were denied bail and remanded after appearing in court.
Three people were charged with firearm, ammunition and controlled-drug offences
following the search of a residence in Bexon, Castries.[1]Police said the
Major Crimes Unit executed a warrant to search the premises of Tashem Preudhomme
on 29 September.[1]Thesia Preudhomme was also arrested during that search.[1]The following day police formally charged both Tashem and Thesia Preudhomme
with firearm, ammunition and drug possession.[1]The two were taken to the
First District Court, where they were denied bail and remanded.[1]Police
subsequently arrested and charged Zayne Austinay, whom they identified as a
resident of Tashem Preudhomme’s household in Bexon.[1]Austinay was formally
charged on 2 October with firearm, ammunition and drug possession.[1]
During the search officers recovered what police described as a quantity of
cannabis resin, EC$16 310 in cash, a Glock 19 9mm pistol, a 31-round capacity
extended Glock magazine and 17 rounds of 9mm ammunition.[1]Eight of those
rounds were 9mm Luger Norma ammunition.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No weight for the cannabis resin was published, so no kilograms can be recorded.
The EC$16 310 is seized cash, not a published drug valuation, so no value is recorded, and firearm and ammunition details are excluded from cannabis figures.
Tashem Preudhomme's arrest was not separately described beyond the search of his premises, the charges and the remand, so the arrested total counts the two explicitly reported arrests.
Austinay's bail status and any outcome after the remand and charges were not reported.
The search took place on 29 September 2026 and the final charge on 2 October 2026, which is used as the incident date as the latest step.
Only one accessible source was opened for this event after searching for a second account.
Customs and police officers seized about 149.69 kg of compressed cannabis, 10.14 kg of cannabis resin and USD $110,000 from a shipment at Port Castries on 26 March 2026. One person was detained to assist the continuing investigation, with no charges reported.
Police searched premises in Ti Morne, Gros Islet on 5 February 2026, seizing cannabis resin and about US$13 000 in cash and arresting Lance Alfred and Tresha Richard. Both were charged with possession and possession with intent to supply and each was granted $1 500 bail when they appeared before a magistrate on 6 February.
Royal Saint Lucia Police Force units intercepted a foreign vessel on 11 January 2026 and found about 850 kg of compressed cannabis, valued at EC$3.4 million. The two people aboard fled on foot and were not caught.
Police charged Julian and Moeita Adjodha after 93.9 lb of marijuana hidden in barrels was found at their Beausejour business compound, a haul valued at EC$75,200. The couple was bailed on 11 April 2011 under strict conditions, and by their 1 July High Court hearing a third accused had joined the case, which was adjourned to 30 September.
