Ganja, uncustomed cigarettes seized in St Andrew, one arrested
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October 5, 2024

Ganja, uncustomed cigarettes seized in St Andrew, one arrested

ST ANDREW, Jamaica— Detectives assigned to the St Andrew South Police Division seized a quantity of compressed ganja during an operation on Whitney Drive in Washington Gardens, Kingston 20 Friday evening.

Reports from the police are that between the hours of 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm, lawmen searched a house and found the ganja in one of the bedrooms. The amount of ganja seized was not disclosed.

Several cartons of uncustomed cigarettes were also found, the police said.

One man was arrested in relation to the seizure. His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.

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