Major Drug Busts

The police continue to make major inroads into the crime situation following a recent firearm seizure and major drugs bust over the weekend.

On Friday, the Joint Task Force which comprises of members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force and the Police conducted a major operation in All Saints.

Acting on intelligence, the team swooped down on the home 29yr old Jamie Thomas and discovered a Ruger .22LR Automatic Pistol with 7 matching rounds of ammunition.

The weapon was found hidden inside his bedroom. Thomas is likely to be charged in connection with the matter. For the month of January, the police have so far removed five firearms and approximately 210 rounds of various types of Ammunition off the streets.

Meanwhile, officers attached to the Bolans Police Station have made a significant drugs bust in Fryes Estate on Sunday. Acting on intelligence, the officers in the early hours of the morning executed a Search Warrant on a property occupied by 30 yrs old Michaelus Tracey and discovered 72 Cannabis plants along with 6 pounds of compressed Cannabis.

The compressed drugs were found wrapped in 20 transparent plastics bags, while the plants were discovered growing inside the house in what appeared to be a make-shift Greenhouse. Approximately $32,000.00 was also seized for investigative purposes. Tracey is now arrested in connection with the matter.

In another matter, the Joint Task Force executed a Search Warrant on the home of David Anthony, 39 of Bathlodge in the early hours of Sunday morning, and 36 Cannabis plants were found and uprooted. Anthony is currently in police custody assisting them in their investigations.

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