Narcotics Police said they made another multi-million dollar ganja seizure in Manchester on Thursday, April 22, bringing the total value of drugs seized by the lawmen in the parish since Wednesday, April 21 to just under nine million dollars.
On Thursday, more than five million dollars worth of ganja was seized in Spalding, Manchester. Reports are that about 6:40 pm the narcotics police—supported by members of the Manchester Division—were on anti-narcotics operations in the area when they intercepted a Nissan bus with one man aboard.
During a search of the vehicle, they found 26 white knitted plastic bags, all containing compressed ganja. The combined weight of the drugs is approximately 1,379 pounds, with an estimated street value of J$5, 516,000.