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Men Charged Following Drug Interdiction at Sea, 23 September

Men Charged Following Drug Interdiction at Sea, 23 September

23rd September, 2024 Police Headlines

At about 1:50PM on Friday, 20 September, The Cayman Islands Coast Guard and the Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard were conducting joint maritime operations in international waters when a suspicious vessel was intercepted, travelling towards Grand Cayman carrying four men and multiple packages of suspected drugs. The men, two Caymanian nationals and two Jamaican nationals, the vessel, and the packages were transported to Grand Cayman.

 

All four men have now been charged with Illicit Trafficking and appear in court today, 23 September.  

 

The estimated weight of the packages is 560lbs.