Brit found with $12 million worth of ganja

A British national was arrested following a ganja seizure at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James on Wednesday.

The estimated street value of the illicit drug is over $12 million.

According to the Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, about 3:50 p.m., the man was accosted by narcotics operatives while in the process of boarding a flight to Manchester, England. After preliminary investigations, his luggage was searched and 31 pounds of ganja were found in his possession.

He was subsequently arrested for reasonable suspicion of breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.