500 pounds of ganja seized in St Elizabeth, man charged
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Detectives assigned to the Area 3 Narcotics Division seized over 500 pounds of ganja during an operation in Slipe and Clandestine districts, St Elizabeth on Wednesday.
A man has been charged in connection to the seizure. He is 38-year-old Alton McPherson, a farmer of Slipe district. McPherson was charged with possession of and dealing in ganja.
McPherson was arrested, following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.
Reports are that about midday, lawmen carried out a search in the areas..
In the first incident, in Slipe district, a portion of the contraband was found in a house that was occupied by a man— and the other portion was later found in bushes in Clandestine.
His court date has not been finalised.
