From RCIPS

June 11 2020

Update: Men Charged Following Drug Interdiction

The two men, ages 33 and 36 of West Bay, who were arrested in relation to the below incident, have both been charged with Being Concerned in the Importation of Ganja. The 36-year-old has also been charged with Consumption of Ganja.

They both appeared in court this afternoon, 11 June, and were remanded in custody pending another appearance on 18 June.

June 10 2020

Shortly after 6:00AM yesterday, 9 June, officers of the Cayman Islands Coast Guard were conducting border security patrols when they observed a white vessel with two males on board, approximately 14 miles off shore.

As they approached the vessel, it moved off at a high rate of speed and the men began throwing packages overboard.

The vessel came to a stop shortly afterwards and was intercepted by the Coast Guard vessel.

The men were taken into custody, and several packages containing suspected ganja were recovered from the ocean and the vessel, with an estimated weight of over 750lbs.

The men, ages 33 of and 36 of West Bay, were arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja with intent to supply and importation of ganja.

They remain in custody as investigations continue.