Police have arrested and charged five men in connection with the seizure of 420 pounds of cannabis after a fishing vessel was intercepted outside the Beausejour (St. George) area.
The drugs were sezied during a joint operation conducted about 03:00 a.m. on Thursday 25th July, 2019 by officers attached to the Drug Squad and Coast Guard.
Jointly charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Drug and Conspirary to Traffick a Controlled Drug are, Victor Vesprey 43 years of Carenage, St. George, David Daniel 28 years of Vendome, St. George, Kenny Morain 46 years of Beausejour, St. George, Bill Alexander 23 years of Cherry Hill St. George and Jamal Rogers 37 years, Vincentian National of Kingston Park.
An additional charge of Importing a Controlled Drug was laid against Daniel, Vesprey and Rogers.
TAll five men appeared at the St. George’s Magistrate’s Court on Monday 29th July, 2019.
Morain and Alexander were granted bail in the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand ($250,000.00) dollars with two (2) sureties and were ordered to surrender all travel documents while Daniel, Vesprey and Rogers were remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison until Friday 16th August, 2019.
Source: Office of Commissioner of Police
Contact: Office of Community Relations
Professional Responsibility and Audit
440-3764; 405-5324
Date: Tuesday 30th July, 2019