Vincentian national charged for drug possession

Police in Grenada arrested and charged two men including a Vincentian national as part of a joint operation by officers attached to the Drug Squad, Special Services and the Grenada Coast Guard Unit, which resulted in the discovery of approximately 395 1/4 lbs of cannabis.

The men – Elconedo Sergeant, a 36-year-old farmer, a citizen of St. Vincent and Albert Henry, a 48-year-old fisherman residing at Telescope, St. Andrew – were apprehended at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2013 after they were seen exiting a fishing boat at a beach in Grenville, St. Andrew, during which a search of their persons led to the detection of about 12 pounds of cannabis.

Further investigations led to the discovery of four fine bags and three bales containing 184 pounds of cannabis at Sandy Island and another one hundred and ninety-nine and a quarter pounds of cannabis at Marquis Rocks in St. Andrew.