Two men are in police custody following a major drug bust in the second town of Porstmouth.
Cocaine worth some $1.2-million was seized by the lawmen during a drug operation on November 14.
The bust was conducted by the Drug Squad, Task Force and Customs K9 Unit.
The police say the illegal substance weighted 47 kilograms.
The two men are being questioned by the police and no formal charges have been laid against them as yet.
Investigations into the matter continue.
good move but most likly it was 1.5 million the rest will still hit the streets sponsored by the same law enforments who are designed to keep them out but atleast something was done
So the system set up you checking eh
lol
Tihani sounded the warning about drugs taking over the north..long ago….what did they do….they discarded…
Good Job Officers! Government (Skerrit, Douglas, Austrie) give the officers the tools they need to continue doing a good job. K-9’s are the boss! Give them night vision cameras. Give them small speed boats. Give them cocaine detectors for vehicles. They need to do more traffic stops. Check those bays in “Tan Tan, Toucaurie etc. Make sure the Yachties check in. Escort them in and check there boats. Do lots of surveillance. Gather intelligence from the people in the coastal villages. Portsmouth is the ideal spot for drug trafficing. So step it up!
@IluvmyPm I blame skerrit for the increase in crime in Dominica and i don’t support uwp, I investigated the data for 63 countries and consistently found that higher homicide rates are correlated with more government (as measured by lower levels of economic freedom). , Crime in Venezuela skyrocketed under Hugo Chavez, but Dominicnas saying u cannot blame chavez for people greed.
Crime in New York dropped under Mayor Rudy Giuliani .
Put their pic don’t hide them from the public.
My dislike for drug dealers is so intense!
not like mine nah. i wonder if they ever take time to think of the repercussions of their actions…seriously..it’s a prolonged state of murder.
Hello and good afternoon. Well thanks Officers for a job well done because this poison won’t reach our citizens and continue to keep the pressure on the drug dealers. Thanks again Officers.
DOMINICA IS MOVING FORWARD. Much IMPROVED with drug trafficking.
Usually, family members are involved (one way or the other)in the drug business. Relaying messages, covering up, having these Bank accounts and other assets established in their names for cover-up. They too should be investigated. Drug dealing business is usually a family business. Take them all down.
All the drug bust is on the retail end. Who are the wholesalers/suppliers? High up sitting in their balcony?
Alas Possie you again… Sorry eh Possie, I am hoping those Friday prayers work against that living devil which has taken a stranglehold of that scenic town.
Possie if this tide of vice is not stemmed I see more and more trouble. However, if you commit yourselves to God, I see a boulevard from Indian River to the Market, I see a yatch marina. I see opportunities for small businesses, I see youths with a positive agenda. Alas Possie change!!!!!!!!
who are the guys involved?
we applaud the work done by our police and custom groups but until day it is not seized and brought back into the system by the same authorities I think all this aint jack ******. All which u will continue to see is this individual law abiding in the force for ten yrs struggling while this lil bwoy jus come and have a big house and two vehicles hmmmm.. EXPLAIN THIS TO ME SOME OF U EDUCATED FOLKS!
That alot of white stuff what they are trying to do is kill people with thier junk God is looking over his children. Don’t grant them bail. DPD thumbs up for a job well done.
It cannot be second town of Portsmouth as Portsmouth is not a country on its own
It is the second town of Dominica
makes sense;;
They keep trying to bring in illegal drugs. Good job police to have caught them. I hope they are not granted bail and do not go before the Judge to plead their innocence and be granted bail. If they were severely punished, the others would probably not dare try to sneak in more illegal drugs. Someone is encouraging them. Hope someday that someone or some people will be caught. God knows who you are.
There must be some big boys associated with that white stuff.
But where is this Cocaine coming from? is it manufactured in Dominica, these drug dealers will be out on the street soon to start again, you steal a pound of sugar you go to jail, you are caught with Cocaine and orther drugs you are set free where is the justice, sometimes you have to wonder who are the big men in charge, these drugs entering DA too easily..
those two time to do something good to them because they are killing our young people
The same quad they use for the drugs let them use it to solve the murders in Portsmouth too a young just get murder so
That’s a lot of weight being moved in the town of Portsmouth. Some of our people are into big things of the wrong sort.
That’s all them could look for drugs the police them and all in the drugs too
really
I totally agree that the drugs should be kept off the streets….but the real kingpins are passed by while the men on the lower end of the ladder are being arrested. I do believe that the community at large and yes law enforcement do know who the real dealers are but …what can I say…beff la ka jhabay oh la bayeh la bah.
And when the kingpins are caught because of their status you come back here making excuses for them
everytime there is a big haul, Portsmouth name always calling.
Cause Portsmouth people are LAZY PEOPLE.
DNO. In the second town of portsmouth? i didnt know portsmouth had a town to begin with. Correct that please. Portsmouth is the second town. soon it might become the main town too!
The sentence structure is corret. Read it again.
While the sentence is grammatically correct, the structure may be seen as awkward and confusing. It could be read as the possessive case. That is, “the second town of Portsmouth” could be construed as “the second town belonging to Portsmouth” or “Portsmouth’s second town. This interpretation would imply that Portsmouth has, at minimum, two towns. The reader who is not familiar with Dominica might mistakenly adopt this interpretation. But we Dominicans can use common sense and understand what was meant and just accept the sentence without passing judgment. No big deal.
Thanks DPD for this bust by doing this will save the lives of our young me. Bravo this did not get on the streets of DA. Thanks again for job well done.
correction (young men)
Since we join Alba i find a lot of Cocaine reach Dominica shores we need some investigations on that Alba Cocaine link u hear.
Nothing is free….everything has a price…
Death penalty for cocaine traffickers!
I agree
hmn possie a little iraq or bagdad gaza strip
Hustle man ah hustle cuh we want that paper
Agents of death by any means necessary to enrich themselves, I do not feel sorry for those who see it fit to destroy an entire nation. Something drastic has to be done to deal with this evil. but we need much more people`s involvement and money is always a sore point when we seek to arrest this situation,so those agents of death will continue until they self destruct!!!! Law and order must be maintained”.
Well done to the police and all that have been involved. We need to get rid of these drugs and the animals that deal with it.
boy what really going on in that country u c thay know that bail is coming Monday before twelve change is a must
Great job K9…Lord please save our nation!!
Keep drugs out of dominica. We do not want DA to become like some of the other islandsibbean, ie. Jamaica. But I would ask the government to do their best to creat more jobs for the people. Let DA to be envy of the caribbean.
There are Thousands of pounds of Cocaine right now on the Island. The distribution of which is conducted by the local employees of the Industry; which are not that organized, and selling out one another. Mix them some of their own powder in their daily prison meal.
i said it,and will say it again,portsmouth needs,serious police presents,portsmouth needs a clean sweep,these people are laid back on drug runnings,and that has been is for years.
Skerrit resign now u bringing crime like maduro
That was a very retarded comment. They got CAUGHT and it was SEIZED. It was PREVENTED retard.
that is a ridiculous comment to make …if youwant to make a contribution make
Just win an election, that’s all it takes …noting more, noting less.
stop making a fool out of yourself and speak such garbage gov’t have anything to do with that
No matter what happens drugs will still we on the rampage
you all like to blame gov’t for men’s greed
everyone wants to be reach just like you if you got some of the drug money what would do ?
yes i
talk to those power hungry fools
The big boys are the traders. Will they ever find them. Some people seem to be above the law.
First of its Prime Minister Skerrit, whether u support him or not have some form of respect to the country’s leader. And secondly the Honorable Prime Minister does not and cannot control anyone’s thoughts or actions. These two men are responsible for their actions and are to be held accountable. Stop being so covered in politics. Crime occurs in all countries not just Dominica. Each individual is responsible for his or her actions. Stop placing blame on someone else!
I am so disappointed in DNO for posting comments that lacks respect towards the PM. Well the staff are as nad as the ones who comments.
my boy,dominica have good government,you could imagine writting that in russia or iran,you would have to flee for your life,because DNO would have to give them your information,and do not think they wiil not find you,you living in a world of modern tech,you calling names and making accussations.
That is a lot of white powder that will not be on our streets, in the bloodstresm of many young persons, and in the lives of many families. Thank you, guys/gals from the Drug Squad.
How could a number of readers dislike the above comment?
I do not understand why people are disliking this comment.
Drugs and more drugs they are just spoiling a nation to get rich but they don’t live long to enjoy the money and wealth that come from it. I personally think the authorities are to slack on these drug pushers or as they are called donkeys.
“They are too slack?” “A Kingdom divided against itself would not stand.”