Acting on intelligence, officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) and the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard intercepted a vessel at South Bowden Wharf in Port Morant, St Thomas, late at night.[1][2]
Officers searched the vessel, described in the later report as a canoe with the men aboard, and found bags of compressed ganja weighing about 1,832 pounds (about 831 kg).[1][2] Five men were taken into custody; their identities were initially withheld pending investigation.[1]
The accused, Moses Pitt, 48, Rusheyne Drummonds, 22, Preston Stephens, 38, Andre Barracks, 38, and Anthonio Pitt, 50, were charged with possession of ganja, dealing in ganja, trafficking ganja, taking steps preparatory to export ganja and conspiracy to traffic ganja.[2] They appeared before the St Thomas Parish Court on Friday, 3 January 2025, and were remanded in custody until 28 January.[2]
FNID head Senior Superintendent Samuel Blake said the joint operation showed the commitment of Jamaican law enforcement to combating drug trafficking and related crimes.[2]
