The two Dominicans, who were arrested in connection with a large drug seizure in St. Lucia, last Friday evening, have been officially charged.
On Monday, March 18, 2013, Alex James, 39, and Rawlins Rolle, 33, fishermen from Roseau, Dominica, appeared before the Second District Court in St. Lucia, to answer to the charges of possession of a controlled drug and possession with the intent to supply a controlled drug.
According the St. Lucia police, officers attached to the Marine Unit of the southern division intercepted a blue, orange and black boat named “Von Von,” 8.2 nautical miles south of Gros Piton, Soufriere in the island’s territorial waters at about 9.00 pm Friday.
The boat was searched and 1,487.2 pounds of cannabis were found.
James and Rolle, who were aboard the vessel, were arrested and taken into custody.
The drugs were seized by police.
Both men have been remanded in custody at Bordelais Correctional Facility until Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
Drugs not bad its medication that depend on how you use it
….And those guys are looking like they are in their fifties eh. De drugs really draining the body.
Hmmm, send them prison. Bunch of losers.
Alex must stop that nonesense!!!!!!!!!
it that good for the thing like that they to not good
boss…that is to much weed to lose. i really vex
papamettttttttttttttttttttttttttt thoes men doesa nt hear
They want it now syndrom, destroying the minds of our innocent youth and by extension the feature of our beloved country, lets hope they will be eternally be lncarcerated
Act OF Contrition…
I don’t see Dominica ever eradicating the movement of drugs,guns or people in its’waters.
And not only Dominica but all the other caribbean islands.
Dominica does not have the financial capabilities for that.
From what I know Martinique and Guadeloupe are way more equiped,by way of their coast guard,to deal with such.And they are not exempted,it still goes on there.Far less for Dominica..
With that said,I don’t believe any politician is to be blamed for that.All men have to on deck if it is to be curtailed.Villagers have to report any strange activities in the waters to the authorities,and that I know is very unlikely.
Other than that it will continue to be a hit,miss situation.Ninty nine days for the thief,one day for the guard.
I totally agree. If it could be stopped America would have stopped it in its own waters by now. Waystatime!
Weed is legal in California, Colorado, state of Washington and Oregon so how bad can weed be.
In many places its used for medical purposes or otherwise..Israel,17 or so states in the u.s with the rest of them to follow sooner or later..Holland, Canada…I mean cmon..d rum ppl consuming legally is FAR MORE harmful than treez.. FACT
They are all going down the path of perdition, also for other immoralities. That is the U.S., not to be envied and emulated.
it is only legal there just to have a small amount and if you are a drug dealer there then dont get caught cus you still going jail
yeah… if you have a 1000 pounds of weed you will get arrested.. but in some of those same places they also allow u to grow a few plants for your personal use legally..
May be the police involve , or many the are angles
Dominicans just like to embarass themselves on other people soil. smh
Marijuana is not a drug! Look up the definition of drug and tell me how this natural plant fits into the equation. Shait man.
Backward little nations. When it becomes legal we’ll see what all you have to say.
Wasting government money. Smh
boy young men that there we and that old drug running life have those fellas looking like grandfathers already we…
Waw! you mean to tell me these guys were from Roseau, the heart of the country, in the mouth of the police department, which includes the drug squad and the marin unit and yet they were able to get to St. Lucia with 1487.2 lbs of weed before they intercepted by the SLU Marine Unit? Shocking! Who takes the blame?
In the US, when Mexicans cross the Boarder illegally and sometimes with drugs the GOP blames Obama for not protecting the boader and Obama accepts the blame. I wonder who failed to do their job here and who to blame? Is it Edison and the opposition since they appointed the the border patrol officers, the coast guard, the minister of responsible for national security, and off course is the opposition leader that decides when to send the coast guard out and where to send them?
According to some comments I read these guys have been doing this thing way before Skeritt came in power and therefore Skeritte cannot and should not be blamed. It is something that he inheritted just as he inherited a country with no law and or constitution. The fact is, when Dr. Carisa Etienne gets a job abroad we say thanks to the PM, although she had all her skills and qualifications before Skeritte was made the PM, but when Dominicans are caught with drugs abroad, almost on a weekly basis, and make the rest of us feel bad abroad, we should blame that on the opposition because they are resposible for failures. So don’t blame the PM for that guys! Just glorify him when he negotiates for a 34 seater flight to replace the out going AE.
What BS is all that? Why does everything have to hinge on politics,the politicians and even the Prime Minister? Furthermore, what does someone’s location on the island have to do with drug trafficking. Did it occur to you that the drugs were picked up at some other location and not necessarily at the point of departure?
Such a person has a problem. They always deviate from the subject matter.
Ridiculous comment
write a comment not a book
Alex James is from Castle Bruce but i am not sure about the other guy
What are you really saying? You fool.
Hold on bro. I didn’t see anywhere in the article where it was suggested that the drugs came from Dominica. It could have been coming to Dominica my boii.
They are not from Roseau.
Do you know who they are? Where are they from?
Marcac
Moron,
can you be a little more foolish than that?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion BUT NOT EVERY THING HAS TO BE ABOUT POLITICS.
Do you know where the weed originated from?
Rubbish. You have no idea what has happened there.
they are the little fish in the dominca waters dominica police should make those st.lucia police find out who is the bigger fish.sorry to say but i hate drug dealers
how are dominica police going to “make’ st. lucia police do anything?
Do not hate. We do not know who the drug dealers are, all we assume is that these people are only doing the dirty work. Surprisingly, the little people always get caught.
short time just relax thats a break
That is for remand…not for trial and sentencing
Boy mr dem catch plenty fish! Papa met!
Jah know…. 1487 pounds??!!!!?!!!!?!!?!???? … DAAAAYYYYYUUUUMMMMM…!!!
Sounds like you jealous!!!