Kingston, Jamaica (Mckoy’s Information) : A 20-year-old Canadian nationwide from Brampton, Ontario was arrested on Sunday night time on the Norman Manley Worldwide Airport in Kingston after he was reportedly discovered with two kilos of vegetable matter resembling ganja.
Reviews reaching Mckoy’s Information are that the younger man was making ready to board a departing flight when airport safety personnel performed a routine examine of his baggage. In the course of the search, the suspected ganja was found hidden in his suitcase.
He was instantly taken into custody and handed over to the Narcotics Division for questioning.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and costs are anticipated to be laid pending additional testing of the substance.
This newest arrest comes simply months after a significant drug bust on the identical airport in March, the place a British couple was nabbed by members of the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) for allegedly making an attempt to smuggle cocaine valued at J$92.7 million.
The authorities proceed to induce vacationers to adjust to Jamaica’s strict anti-narcotics legal guidelines, warning that these caught making an attempt to smuggle medicine will face the total power of the legislation.
