Topic: Drug bust

Royal Navy ship HMS Trent, which visited the Cayman Islands after Hurricane Beryl, has seized cocaine worth almost US$210 million from a ‘narco-sub’ in the Caribbean Sea.

Royal Naval warship HMS Dauntless, deployed in the Caribbean for hurricane season, has seized more than a tonne of cocaine – worth more than £140 million or CI$144 million in a drug bust on the high seas.

Five foreign nationals remained in custody Tuesday after Customs and Border Control officers seized a 'significant sum' of money along with four packages of cocaine on their fishing vessel.

Police believe their successful naval patrols, which have intercepted numerous drug runners with thousands of pounds of illegal narcotics, have cut off a vital lifeline for members of Cayman’s criminal community, but at a cost which is becoming increasingly apparent.

Three Jamaican men and a West Bay resident have appeared in court on Monday on ganja importation charges after police seized over 500lbs of ganja in a weekend drug bust.

UK Naval ship HMS Medway, which was deployed to Cayman in September following the passage of Hurricane Ian, has been involved in a £24 million drug bust near the Dominican Republic.

Two West Bay men are in police custody after being arrested on a vessel with a package of ganja in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

Police and the Cayman Islands Coast Guard have called off the search for a man who jumped overboard during a drug bust off the East End coast late last month.

The trial of two men accused of importing 400 pounds of ganja began in the Summary Court on Monday, 24 Aug.

Two men caught with more than 1,000 pounds of ganja were imprisoned Wednesday for six years. Rovan Pemo Johnson, 33, and Albert Ray Campbell, 59, both of Westmoreland, Jamaica, were caught with 1,035 pounds of ganja on 24 July this year, when they were intercepted by the Joint Marine Unit 38 nautical miles east of Grand Cayman after their boat engine died.