Jamaican found with ganja locked up abroad
Thursday, 29 October 2009
A Jamaican man is now behind bars following a drug seizure <span style="font-weight: bold">in Connecticut</span> in the United States.
Narcotics officers seized about 60 pounds of marijuana on Tuesday and arrested the man who they say is in the U.S. illegally.
The marijuana had a street value of US$80,000 or more than $7 million.
Police intercepted the marijuana from a courier service and charged 33-year-old Errol Titus, with attempted possession of more than a kilogramme of marijuana, intent to sell, interfering with a police officer as well as criminal impersonation.
The police said their investigation is continuing and <span style="font-weight: bold">more arrests are expected.</span>
Mr. Titus is expected to be deported.
Thursday, 29 October 2009
A Jamaican man is now behind bars following a drug seizure <span style="font-weight: bold">in Connecticut</span> in the United States.
Narcotics officers seized about 60 pounds of marijuana on Tuesday and arrested the man who they say is in the U.S. illegally.
The marijuana had a street value of US$80,000 or more than $7 million.
Police intercepted the marijuana from a courier service and charged 33-year-old Errol Titus, with attempted possession of more than a kilogramme of marijuana, intent to sell, interfering with a police officer as well as criminal impersonation.
The police said their investigation is continuing and <span style="font-weight: bold">more arrests are expected.</span>
Mr. Titus is expected to be deported.
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