Law to be amended to facilitate medical ganja industry

The Government has drafted legislation to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act in a move to establish medical ganja and industrial hemp industries.

Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, made the announcement at a special press briefing yesterday, at the Office of the Prime Minister.

The minister explained that the cultivation and other activities involved in the production and supply of the plant will be legal under a controlled regime.

He further said that the objective of modifying the Dangerous Drugs Act, is to lay the foundations for the establishment of regulatory regimes to govern the cultivation and use of ganja for medical and scientific purposes, as well as non-medical industrial hemp.

The amended law will observe Jamaica‘s anti-narcotics obligations and the industries will operate under licence.

“It must be emphasised that these proposals must be consistent with the existing requirements of the anti-narcotics treaties to which Jamaica is a party,” Senator Golding is quoted as saying in a release from the Jamaica Information Service.

A Licensing Authority is to be established to govern the licensing processes for participation in the medicinal ganja industry, while the industrial hemp industry will be similarly subject to a licensing system. The amended Dangerous Drugs Act will enable the making of regulations for the licensing authority.

Minister Golding informed that it will deal with “permits and authorisations for the controlled cultivation, production, processing, possession, transportation, delivery, offering for sale, exporting and importing of ganja for medical and scientific purposes, including research, clinical trials and the manufacture of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.”

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Police seize car filled with ganja

The Area 3 Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division seized more than 450 pounds (204.5 kilograms) of compressed ganja in Hayes district, Clarendon, on Tuesday.

No one was arrested in connection with the find.

Information received is that between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., lawmen were on operation in the area when they signalled the driver of a Toyota Altis to stop. The driver attempted to elude the police, but the vehicle was later intercepted. The driver, however, ran from the motor vehicle.

The vehicle was subsequently searched and 95 parcels containing compressed ganja weighing approximately 455 pounds (206.8 kilograms) was found. The estimated value of the illicit drug is $2.3 million.

Investigations continue.

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Farmers freed of ganja charges

Barbara Gayle, Star Writer

Two St Elizabeth farmers have been freed of possession of 26 pounds of ganja following a no-case submission by attorney-at-law, Dwight Reece.

They are 40-year-old Delroy Crawford and 25-year-old Gawayne Swaby of Jointwood District in St Elizabeth.

The Crown led evidence that on May 6, 2013, the police went to an address on Windward Road in Kingston 2, where they executed a search warrant. According to the police,the men were seen putting a tarpaulin with the ganja on the roof a chicken coop in the yard.

However when one of the policemen was being cross examined by Reece, it was pointed out that a statement claimed the farmers were found tying the ganja in tarpaulin on the ground. Reece noted that an endorsement also stated that the ganja was found behind a coop.

According to the attorney, given the three versions of how the ganja was found, the court could not be convinced the men were in possession of the drug.

The submission was upheld by Resident Magistrate Maxine Ellis in the Corporate Area RM court yesterday.

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British man sentenced for trying to smugggle ganja

Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter

A British man who attempted to smuggle more than 14 pounds of ganja out of the island, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last Thursday.

Charged with possession of, dealing in, conspiracy to export and taking steps to export ganja is 19-year-old Filipe Smith. He pleaded guilty to the charges.

Allegations are that on the day in question, Smith, attempted to board a flight back to his homeland, was accosted by authorities at the Norman Manley International Airport and was searched. Inside his luggage, officials reportedly saw a quantity of canned ackee products, as well as an assortment of bars of soap. Further inspection of the items revealed that they were tampered with and contained 14 pounds three ounces of ganja. Smith was subsequently arrested and charged.

Smith’s attorney argued that his client was merely a young misguided victim who has suffered a traumatic childhood.

“He has to extend his stay though,” Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey said.

Smith broke down crying as he waited to hear his fate uttering: “In the UK, I’m a victim of child exploitation. I’ve been abused all my life,”

“I’m a simple Jamaican girl, you come from the UK to have a good time and 14 pounds of ganja find you? How come when I’m in England nobody don’t give me drugs to carry to Jamaica?” RM Pusey remarked, seemingly unmoved. “You come from England and a come from Jamaica and a carry back Irish Spring soap? People come here and think that it is love and joy with the hand cart boy!”

Smith was fined of $15,000 or six months for possession; $45,400 or six months for dealing; $113,500 or six months for taking steps to export ganja and sentenced to 18 months. A fingerprint order was also made.

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Ganja Commission to be established by CARICOM

CARICOM leaders have agreed to the establishment of  a Commission to further the debate on the decriminalisation of  marijuana for medicinal purposes. 

CARICOM Secretary-General, Irwin La Rocque, told reporters attending the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday that, while the composition of  the Commission is yet to be determined it will most likely be made up of  experts.

He said the objective of  the Commission is to conduct an inquiry into the social, economic, health and legal issues surrounding marijuana use in the Caribbean.

Jamaica

In 2000, the Government of Jamaica established its own National Commission on Ganja, chaired by Professor Barry Chevannes. That body, after nine months of consultations, presented its findings and recommendations in August, 2011.

The Chevannes Commission recommended, among other things, “the decriminalisation of ganja for personal, private use by adults and for use as a sacrament for religious purposes.”

It recommended further that “a Cannabis Research Agency be set up, in collaboration with other countries, to coordinate research into all aspects of cannabis, including its epidemiological and psychological effects, and importantly as well its pharmacological and economic potential, such as is being done by many other countries, not least including some of the most vigorous in its suppression.”

On June 12, 2014, thirteen years after the Chevannes Commission completed its work, Justice Minister Mark Golding announced a number of changes to the country’s highly restrictive anti-ganja regime, including the decriminalisation of possession of small quantities of the substance. Posseesion of ganja (canabis, marijuana) for religious or medicinal uses and scientific research by approved institutions will be allowed, he explained.

A week later it was also announced that Senator Golding would chair an inter-Ministerial sub-committee established to craft a legal framework for the development of  medical ganja and industrial hemp industries in Jamaica.

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Ganja allegedly trafficked in patty truck

A driver and supervisor employed to a patty company were hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, after police intercepted their company vehicle and six pounds of ganja was found.

Charged with possession, dealing, trafficking and taking steps to export ganja is Bentley Rose and Calvin Robinson.

They did not enter a plea when the matter was called up. At least one attorney representing the accused men, acknowledged that they had the substance but said however that they did not know what it was.

The court heard that when Robinson, the driver, was cautioned by the police he said, “Officer is a little $14,000 roast mi get enuh.”

The supervisor, Rose, on the other hand is alleged to have said, “Mi have it ina di van”, before pointing to where the item was.

The investigating officer was asked by Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey, if the weed smelled good and if the scent was strong and he said, “Yes mam it smell high and of strong quality.”

“A wonder if dem put any in the vegetable patty,” RM Pusey uttered before the courtroom erupted in laughter.

Both men had their bail applications denied after it was outlined that the operation was not a stop and search, but one that was intelligence driven.

The court was told that they were held near the Spanish Town bypass.

Both men are to return to court on July 1.

A fingerprint order was also made.

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Four arrested, two in wheelchairs, after ganja seized at NMIA

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | 4:15 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three men and a woman were on Monday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) after they were found in possession of ganja.Reports are that about 3:15 pm one of the men arrived at the NMIA in a wheelchair being pushed by another man, toward the check-in area, to board an outgoing flight destined for Curacao. He was stopped for security screening and a search of his wheelchair revealed ganja weighing 17.5 pounds in the seat. US$135 was also seized. Approximately 15 minutes later another man arrived for check in at the airport, also in a wheelchair. He was scheduled to board the same flight destined for Curacao. He too was stopped for security screening and a search of his suitcase revealed fibreglass compartments with ganja weighing 4.4 pounds. US$650 was seized in this incident.Over an hour later about 4:55 pm, a woman arrived on a flight from Curacao and was stopped for security screening. She refused to cooperate with security personnel and was subsequently taken to hospital where she was checked and found to have ingested drugs.Drugs seized from the men totalled 21.9 pounds with an estimated street value of J$109,500. US currency totalling $785 was also seized.All four individuals were taken into custody. However, the police say their identities are being withheld pending further investigations.The Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division says that it has noticed a growing trend of people attempting to smuggle drugs through very creative means.

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | 4:15 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three men and a woman were on Monday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) after they were found in possession of ganja.Reports are that about 3:15 pm one of the men arrived at the NMIA in a wheelchair being pushed by another man, toward the check-in area, to board an outgoing flight destined for Curacao. He was stopped for security screening and a search of his wheelchair revealed ganja weighing 17.5 pounds in the seat. US$135 was also seized. Approximately 15 minutes later another man arrived for check in at the airport, also in a wheelchair. He was scheduled to board the same flight destined for Curacao. He too was stopped for security screening and a search of his suitcase revealed fibreglass compartments with ganja weighing 4.4 pounds. US$650 was seized in this incident.Over an hour later about 4:55 pm, a woman arrived on a flight from Curacao and was stopped for security screening. She refused to cooperate with security personnel and was subsequently taken to hospital where she was checked and found to have ingested drugs.Drugs seized from the men totalled 21.9 pounds with an estimated street value of J$109,500. US currency totalling $785 was also seized.All four individuals were taken into custody. However, the police say their identities are being withheld pending further investigations.The Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division says that it has noticed a growing trend of people attempting to smuggle drugs through very creative means.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Jamaica to focus on ganja legalisation

THE focus of ganja (marijuana) law reform in the region will be on Jamaica for at least the next four weeks.

This was confirmed last week with the visit of Dr Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), the leading body promoting drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights in the United States.Nadelmann spent several days speaking to the media and influential Jamaicans, driving home his message that the war against the use of marijuana is fading, and that Jamaica moving to legalise the drug could be the final volley in the Latin American and Caribbean region.“I apologise (on behalf of the United States) for the drug war. It was something that we didn’t need to militarise. But, now the US is leading the way in reforming the very drug laws which were introduced,” Nadelmann told a group of believers inside the PCJ Auditorium in New Kingston on Wednesday.The audience was not very large but included some influential people supporting legalisation, including Mayor of Kingston Councillor Angela Brown Burke; her husband, Paul Burke; Member of Parliament for South East St Elizabeth Raymond Pryce; and former G2K President Delano Seiveright.Nadelmann confirmed that his decades-old campaign for the legalisation of the drug is gaining regional momentum, especially with recent developments including: the US states of Colorado and Washington voting last November to legalise small amounts of marijuana for personal and medical use; the Obama administration’s historic decision that the Department of Justice would allow the two states to regulate and implement initiatives to protect the legalised use of marijuana for adults; and Uruguay’s lower house passing a marijuana legalisation bill on July 31, bringing the South American nation one step closer to becoming the first to legally regulate production, distribution and sale of the drug.According to Nadelmann, most Americans who vote for decriminalisation do not even smoke the drug, but are concerned about the amount of money and time spent by US law enforcement to enforce anti-drug laws, at the expense of serious crimes.The United Nations says that Uruguay has taken the experimentation to another level, as no other country has seriously considered creating a completely legal, state-managed monopoly for marijuana, or any other substance prohibited by the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on narcotic Drugs.“Sometimes small countries do great things,” Nadelmann noted, in refence to the developments in Uruguay. “If the vote in Uruguay could have had this effect, just imagine what legalisation in Jamaica could do for the region.”According to him, most Americans who vote for decriminalisation do not even use the drug, but are concerned about the amount of money and time spent on enforcing anti-drug laws.In a significant policy shift by the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder has signaled that the federal government will no longer interfere in states that allow commercial marijuana sales, as long as they were strictly regulated.The new policy suggests that the US federal government is trying to find a workable balance between federal law prohibiting marijuana use, and the amendments being supported in a growing number of states.The Department of Justice has also written to prosecutors asking that they do not automatically target marijuana operations, because they operate for profit and on a large scale.Nadelmann insists that legalisation will not lead to more youths smoking marijuana, but more 40-90 year-olds, including arthritic and other diseased people, using the substance for its medical value.He thinks that while most Jamaicans support legalisation, “nobody wants to step out”, and the government “fears a call from the US ambsaddaor” if it moves to legalisation.“Jamaica feels traumatised by my government’s policies, and that fear is ingrained in the people’s bones and reflexes here,” he suggested.Nadelmann even thinks that the economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) understand the financial benefit to struggling nations like Jamaica burdened by debt.“If you talk with economists at the IMF they agree,” he told the audience at the PCJ auditorium.Jamaicans recall that an attempt by a joint select committee of Parliament in 2003 to reach a decision on the recommendations put forward by the Barry Chevannes-led National Ganja Commission ended abruptly after then Solicitor General Michael Hylton warned that any move to decriminalise the use of ganja in Jamaica, even for ‘private, personal use’, would place the country at odds with its international treaty obligations on drug control.Hylton said that this action would find Jamaica in breach of three international conventions: The Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol (the Single Narcotics Convention), to which Jamaica acceded in 1972; the 1972 Convention on Psycho-tropic Substances, which Jamaica ratified on October 6, 1989 and the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, ratified by Jamaica in 1995.But Nadelmann said that the United States could have been using the drugs issue as a “cynical ploy to advance its own interests”.“It is a global projection of a domestic psychosis,” he stated.He noted that even the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had struck marijuana from its list of banned drugs, and do not test for small doses, anymore.Jamaica has been pressing ahead with efforts to introduce automatic expungement of certain criminal records, including those of ganja smokers, albeit at a snail’s pace.In July 2012, Minister of Justice Senator Mark Golding told the Senate that his ministry was reviewing laws relating to criminal records and the issue of automatic expungement of cases involving small quantities of ganja. However, nothing more has been heard since.“It is obvious that most community leaders are still afraid, but that is shifting pretty quickly,” he said.Nadelmann’s visit is a prelude to the staging of the International Cannabis Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, September 25-28, which will also be supported by the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government.Marijuana (ganja) plants … law could determine drug’s future

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Toronto mayor admits he smoked a lot of ganja

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 | 3:11 PM

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted Wednesday that he has smoked a lot of marijuana. Taking questions from reporters after a campaign address Ford was asked if he had used pot. “Oh yeah,” he said chuckling. “I won’t deny that. I smoked a lot of it.”Ford did not answer when asked how recently he had smoked it.The Toronto mayor made world news earlier this year amid allegations that he was caught on video smoking crack cocaine. The video has not been released publicly and Ford has refused to leave office.He has denied the allegations saying, “I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine.”Three years ago, Ford admitted he was charged with driving under the influence and marijuana possession in Florida in the 1990s. At first he denied these allegations, but later pleaded no-contest to the impaired driving charge and the drug charge was dropped.Ford was pressed about his pot past Wednesday after Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau admitted that he puffed on a joint three years ago, while a Member of Parliament. Trudeau has said pot should be regulated and legalised.Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne also said Wednesday that she smoked a little pot about 35 years ago.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Warder on ganja rap denied bail

A warder who was reportedly caught entering the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre with marijuana hidden in his pants waist, was Tuesday denied bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.

The accused, 31-year-old George Brown, of Waltham Park Road in Kingston, was remanded into custody until September 13 when he will again appear in court.Brown was reportedly found with two parcels of ganja in his possession after another officer observed him entering the facility with a bulge at his waist and took him to the personnel office, where he was searched by an assistant superintendent.The court was told that when the accused was asked what was in the package before the search, he answered, “ganja, Supa”.Brown’s motor car, the court was told, was also searched and six more parcels of ganja were allegedly recovered.Brown’s lawyer, John Clarke, who indicated that the human rights group, Jamaicans For Justice, was interested in the matter, argued relentlessly with Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey for her to grant his client bail but to no avail.Clarke, during his bail application, told Magistrate Pusey that his client was not guilty and that there was nothing in the statement to suggest that his client should not be granted bail. In addition, he said that his client was not a flight risk and that it was unlikely that Brown would interfere or influence the witnesses, given that they are all officers of the correctional service.“What about the gravity and nature of the offence?” the magistrate asked.Clarke, in reply, agreed that the case was serious, but indicated that more severe matters have come before Magistrate Pusey and that his client was constitutionally entitled to bail, which he said should not be deprived without reasonable cause.The magistrate, while commending Clarke for his exemplary application, said that the trading of ganja in correctional facilities by correctional officers was becoming too frequent and rejected the application, based on the strength of the Crown’s case, the nature of the offence and the fact that Brown is a correctional officer.

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500 pounds of ganja seized, three men arrested in St Andrew

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Tuesday, August 06, 2013 | 5:54 PM

/p>KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police personnel assigned to the St Andrew North Division, the Flying Squad and the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) seized over 500 pounds of compressed ganja on Wickham Avenue, Kingston 8 on Tuesday.Reports received are that about 11:15 am the lawmen were patrolling the area when they observed a man acting in a suspicious manner. The man was accosted, and checks led the cops to a house in the area where a search revealed the illegal drug, which has an estimated street value of J$3 million.The operation then took the lawmen to Sayres Avenue, Kingston 10, where another house was searched and several cartons of cigarettes found. Investigators say they are awaiting confirmation from the Customs Department, but it is suspected that the cigarettes are uncustomed.Three men were taken into custody. Their identities are being withheld at this time.

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Bail extended for two in $10m ganja bust

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Thursday, August 01, 2013 | 9:26 AM

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The two people at the centre of a $10 million ganja find on the Winston Jones Highway, Manchester had their bail extended when the case was called up in the Mandeville Resident Magistrate’s court on Wednesday.The accused, St Elizabeth residents Michael Lennox, 48, a haulage contractor and Kay-Anne Talbert, 29, who is employed at a bar and car wash, were in a previous court appearance granted bail at $2-million each. They will return to court on August 7.Reports are that police officers from the Area Three Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division, based on intelligence, stopped and search a truck in which the accused were travelling. A quantity of marijuana valued at approximately $10-million was allegedly found packaged in plastic bags. Lennox who is the owner and driver of the truck and Talbert a passenger were arrested.The charges included possession of and dealing in ganja.Lennox’s attorneys had contended that their client was hired to deliver the packages and he was under the impression that he was transporting agricultural produce. A sum of $190,000 reportedly found in his possession was said to be part payment to do the job.Lennox had refused to give the name(s) of those who hired him reportedly in the interest of his own safety and that of his family.-Alicia SutherlandLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Two in $10m ganja bust on bail

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The two people at the centre of a $10 million ganja find on the Winston Jones Highway, Manchester July 10 were granted bail when they appeared in the Mandeville Resident Magistrates’ court on Monday.

Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth residents Michael Lennox, 48, a haulage contractor and Kay-Anne Talbert, 29, who is employed at a bar and car wash, were granted bail at $2-million each.Lennox and Talbert, who have no previous convictions, will return to court on July 31.Allegations are that police officers from the Area Three Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division, based on intelligence, stopped and search a truck at about 7:15am.A quantity of marijuana valued at approximately $10-million was reportedly found packaged in plastic bags inside the truck.Lennox who is the owner and driver of the truck and Talbert a passenger were arrested.The charges included possession of and dealing in ganja.Lennox who was in court on Monday was represented by attorneys Ernie Smith and Marcus Greenwood.However, his co-accused who was in custody at the Porus lock up was unable to attend court reportedly due to transportation problems by the police.She was represented by attorneys Thomas Levine and Yushaine Morgan.Lennox’s attorneys contended that their client was hired to deliver the packages and he was under the impression that he was transporting agricultural produce. A sum of $190,000 reportedly found in his possession was part payment to do the job.Reading character references from two Justices of the Peace and a pastor as evidence, Smith told the court that Lennox is known as a “man of integrity.”A large sum of cash was reportedly also found in Talbert’s possession.Her attorneys told the court that it was to be used to make preparation for an upcoming event to be held at her place of work.Meanwhile given that Lennox was reportedly hired to deliver the packages, the prosecution argued against bail on the basis that there may be people to be charged for conspiracy.Lennox however refused to give the name(s) of those who hired him.He reportedly took that position in the interest of his own safety and that of his family.Smith dismissed the prosecution’s claim that other people to be charged in the matter was “a wild goose chase.”-Alicia SutherlandLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Two in $10m ganja bust on bail

Police seize over 100 pounds of ganja at Kingston Harbour

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Saturday, June 29, 2013 | 11:30 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Detectives from the Marine Division seized approximately 150 pounds of ganja during an operation in the vicinity of the Gordon Cay in the Kingston Harbour yesterday. Twenty-four-year-old Dave Copeland, otherwise called ‘Cash Money’ and 26-year-old Kishane Thompson, otherwise called ‘Shane’ both fishermen of Port Henderson Road in St Catherine were taken into custody in relation to the seizure.The police report that about 10:25 am the men were allegedly attempting to attach canisters to a vessel docked in the Kingston Harbour when they were accosted by a Marine Police patrol team. Checks of the area revealed dive tanks, other diving apparatus along with several parcels containing marijuana. The drug has an estimated street value of J$750,000. The men are to appear before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court next week to answer to the following charges: illegal possession of ganja, dealing in ganja and attempting to export ganja.

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Police seize over 100 pounds of ganja at Kingston Harbour

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Saturday, June 29, 2013 | 11:30 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Detectives from the Marine Division seized approximately 150 pounds of ganja during an operation in the vicinity of the Gordon Cay in the Kingston Harbour yesterday. Twenty-four-year-old Dave Copeland, otherwise called ‘Cash Money’ and 26-year-old Kishane Thompson, otherwise called ‘Shane’ both fishermen of Port Henderson Road in St Catherine were taken into custody in relation to the seizure.The police report that about 10:25 am the men were allegedly attempting to attach canisters to a vessel docked in the Kingston Harbour when they were accosted by a Marine Police patrol team. Checks of the area revealed dive tanks, other diving apparatus along with several parcels containing marijuana. The drug has an estimated street value of J$750,000. The men are to appear before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court next week to answer to the following charges: illegal possession of ganja, dealing in ganja and attempting to export ganja. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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