Police are reporting a drug bust in the Point Michel/Loubiere community on Wednesday.
Police Public Relations Officer Sergeant Kent Mathew said five men have been arrested in the incident.
“The drug squad arrested five men and seized one Mitsubishi Challenger jeep and one open-keel boat powered by two 85 Yamaha outboard engine in connection with the importation of a quantity of cocaine,” he said.
The drug has an estimated a street value of $320,000. An undetermined quantity of ganja was also found in the vehicle.
The new PRO reported further that the jeep held a registration number that was already assigned to a government-owned vehicle of similar type.
rum and cocaine have many similarities.U on drugs to.
what come around goes around what goes up mostcome down. first let start with the heads
is those is power drugs
All of you need to chill. Lets all go for kfc…my treat.lol
Stop blaming the supplier, blame the users. It’s basic economics of supply and demand. If nobody were to buy the drugs, then nobody would sell them. Drug awareness needs to start in kindergarten and pre-school. Primary school is too late.
Also besides the occasional burglaries to facilitate drug purchase, most of the users are affluent and wealthy members of our society who have discretionary income to feed their habit.
Sting operation is in the making so if you are one of these wealthy drug users,,you are being watched. You will be caught and dealt with, now for now!
pestina let go dem man.two o them cannot be found.the police give back the owner of the vehicle to him.whereare we heading ivor,the bishop,the president and senior civil servants who are keeping their mouth shut for a few dollars
The vehicle should taken by the state and never to return to those drug dealers,there should be no bail for them,they should be fined all the money they own and be given long prison term,maybe life or even execution.These criminals are a menace to the world and destroying lives.
i would like to thank all those informants and snitches who are helping the police solve the drug problem in the country. you are doing an honorable job and saving our nation from the hands of the marijuana man.
informing and snitching alone wont save the nation my friend.. ask yourself what else can we do… I tired type.
i dont comment to look for praise….i like REAL TALK……so stop talking cliche’ and propose a feasible idea to curb what is going on…otherwise…. I’ve heard it alllllll before.
our tourist season finished since march . do you ever ask yourself where the foreign currency comming from? the man made law of the earth is what make drugs wrong no substance does harm unless abused. We walk into the rum shop daily and see the damage alcohol doing to people but then the man made law say its ok so its not a problem. We just need to educate ourselves and the leaders needs to put things in place so when our younger heads graduate they can find jobs or else we will forcefully create more hustlers on the street
It is clear that this problem is far from being solved, things will stay just as they are. NO matter how much parents try to teach their children, it will remain, even with stiffer penalties IT WILL STAY THE SAME. Until Dominicans are ready to give JUST And TIMELY COMPENSATION for HONEST WORK the illicit trade will always be more attractive than an honest job with shitty pay, where the cost of living is going up. The Christians and hypocretes won’t like my comment, unlike them I have friends who are involved in this kind of life, and this is part of the root of the problem from what I know first hand. Parents who work hard for next to nothing, I know how hard it is to convince your children that this is the way to live. Especially when they see how u Sometimes have to stay without to give them. While Mr bigs making 100s of dollars per day. Stop being hypocritical man.
DNO, can you please be a bit more professional in your article? Ganja instead of marijuana or even the scientific name? Come on!!
ADMIN: ganja [ˈgɑːndʒə] (n) a highly potent form of cannabis, usually used for smoking. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ganja
What is so unprofessional about a word that is in the dictionary?
i agree DNO… a bunch of so-called “English enthusiasts” up in here trying to pretend they are masters of the English Language, want to ‘correct’ everything! DNO I’m glad you put them in their place! Anonymous, and everybody like you, before you try to point out somebody’s wrong use of a word, you need to go look it up first to make sure you know what you’re saying!
funny….how do u @ DNO ADMIN know it was of a “highly potent” form????????? something u not saying…..???????????
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Such is the price of materialism. Secularism and materialism you want, the system of the Satan, is that you will get!
you are an idiot…allah can kiss my a**..and before you start your muslim rhetoric,i dont believe in god either…stop bringing bullsh** religion into everthing…no religion=no war…religion is the biggest problem in this world…especially allah
How difficult is it to manage a population of 70,000? How difficult is it to manage a village? To my knowledge every other village in Dominica has a police station served by police officers. Don’t they ever see these vehicles with fake plates? Then I guess they need to do more street patrol. Do some community policing! Do some policing for Christ sake!!
On the flip side, parents need to do a better job in raising their children. Please instill some values in them. Drug dealers have and always will be part of society. The devil does not rest. Satan will always have disciples. We as parents need to teach our children morals and values. We need to teach them that material things are wants not needs. We need to teach them to live within their means and to work for what they want. The drug dealers sell the get rich quick story and it works. Young people indulge for the money. The others who have no self esteem use the drugs with no purpose. They think it is cool, it will make them feel good. NOOOO!!!
This is also a reminder for teenagers that they are not ready for having children. It is a monumental task to raise a child. Even some adults do a poor job at parenting. My advice is to wait and if you have a child, seek help when needed. I still believe it takes a village to raise a child.
With all this said, I hope the authorities do their part to keep these monsters off our streets.
Funny everyone against da drug dealer talking bout moral values so wat about moral pay think its noce working everyday and u can buy wat u want to please ur self if da legal way was so worth it think da rich man would be in drugs?
THEY CANT FACE THE FACTS….THEY RATHER LIVE IN DENIAL…..
ONE MORE THING …i HEARD IS 100KGS OF COCAINE …I HOPE THE POLICE DON’T DISCLOSE THE EVIDENCE AS 80KGS…
JUST MY TWO CENTS,BECAUSE SOMEBODY GOTTA GUARD THE GUARDS…
maybe you should be the guard
I THINK THE YOUTH ARE MORE AWARE OF THE DYNAMICS AT WORK…..WHILE THE “MORAL” ADULTS ARE OOOOOOBBBBBBLLLLLIIIIVVVIIIOOOUUUUUSSSS!!!!!!
…and somebody have to guard the guards who guarding tha guards
AS I ALWAYS SAY SOME GREEDY LAWYER GONNA COME RUNNING TO THEIR DEFENSE SO THAT THEY GET THEIR BLOOD MONEY!!SOME GREEDY LAWYER WHO ALWAYS DOES THAT ALL U KNOW WHO I TALKING ABOUT…BUT ONE DAY THE TABLES WILL TURN AND THAT LAWYER WILL PRAY NOONE DEFENDS THE MURDERERS AND DRUG DEALERS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED
DNO ….. The correct spelling of the new PRO is Kent Matthew not Kent Mathew….
the police alot more too prove i aint saying they did not do a good job, but thanks to the drug dealers the country can do something with the entertainment wise.
wow proud of u dad cant believe ur in the news , ur all proffessional and shit people even remember u from scotts head lol,
Great job law enforcement officers. Please continue to do the best in your jobs. Please dont be influenced by all the negatives vibes that have been flowing around. Every organisation got its difficulties. The world over has issues.
Must say that had the vehicle escaped the scene, there would not be enough water to wash the department to whom the number belong.
Lots of people have gone quiet now!!!
I APPLUAD YOR COMMENT IT PROEVS THAT YOU ARE A LEVEL MINDED PERSON.THIS IS NOT POLITICS THIS IS OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. IF THAT VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN HELD MART PERLTIER SHOW WOULD HAVE BEEN HOT HOT HOT WITH ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE NUMBER PLATE IS IDENTICAL TO A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE. THANK GOD FOR HIS GUIDANCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING DOMINICAN.
where loubiere coming in dt eh Kent………..you living Loubiere and you kno the drugs were not found there……..pls clear the air Kent and free up Loubiere’s good name……..
Free Loubiere from what, what about the big drug dealer in Fond baron, give me a break
Five men arrested and no charges yet? not one?. not for even having the falsified GA nunber plate?
Come on,,,,, hard evidence, and no charges as yet> when and what are we waiting for ? manipulation of the system again?
nothing much will happen sad to say, next time you all go out to an activity look around and see who the POLICE is drinking beers with,i guest they cant afford their own beer.
so true!! it hurts me when i hear the drug mules boast about they are well protected by their “boys” in the police force….these bust are only reported when the “boys” in OUR police force don’t have anything to benefit….just saying….SHAME ON US!
EVERY TIME YOU READ AN ARTICLE IS DRUGS
DRUGS AND DRUGS, GOD PLEASE PROTECT THE YOUTH
OF THE ISLAND FORM THESE DRUG DEALERS. LOCK
THEM UP AND THROW THE KEYS AWAY.
in the near time it could be someone in ur fam or a close frens that might be in such activities..who are u to case judgement.be ral..and ya ppl always say oh neva in my fam or frens…anything is possible..
They are not giving the value of the drugs, because they have to man handle it. It is alleged that 80 keys of cocaine was seized and there is no way in hell that the value is $320 000.
IT IS ALLEGED! BY WHOM? DID THE PERSON OR YOU MAYBE WEIGH THE DRUGS? WERE YOU ON THE SCENE MY FRIEND? ARE YOU ONE WHO INVESTED INT HE SHIPMENT? NO. NO. NO. AND NO. SHUT UP ALREADY!! STUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPES.
Very good officers!! Continue to hunt down these vagabonds like they ought to be hunted!!
Please dad when you are thinking of these deeds, please remember the beautiful kids that need your love. This is a selfish behaviour that keeps repeating itself. You need to make a concerted effort to change.
I hear in d bajan news today that a man was sentenced for 36months for the trafficing of 5lbs for marijuana which was strapped to his feet…what are they going to do with those guys?
Beautiful country going to the dogs,bad influence infiltrating through TV and travelers from other countries,Heaven help us!!
no sweetie, greed is the reason…. we have all travelled and seen the same tv shows… we’re just not all that greedy
the drug dealers seem to be one step ahead of the police….they using GA—- number plates to ply their trade. can u imagine they changing number plates on a look- alike- vehicle?
The police needs to step up to the plate.
did they check the chassis number to make sure is not the government vehicle…..that is how it is in DA government officials and all involved in the drug trafficking in DA we are just turning a blind eye to it but that’s what is happening..
FOOL, TGHAT NUMBRPLATE BELONGS TO THE VEHICLE OF GIS WHICH IS SPRAYED GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE BIG AND BOLD ON THE BODY OF THAT VEHICLE AND THE GIS VEHILCE IS NOT A MITSUBISHI CHALLENGER. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO INSINUATE? YOU MISS THE DANGER THAT THE POLCIE HAS MANAGED TO ARREST AND YOU TRYING TO SPREAD SOME NONSENSE. CAN YOU IMAGAINE HOW MUCH CRIME CAN BE COMMITTED WHEN PEOPLE ACCEPT MONEY TO MAKE FALSE NUMBER PLATES FOR DRUG DEALERS. THIS IS THE DANGER THAT YOU MUST CRY DOWN. I AM DOMINICA ARE YOU???? SHAME. STUPPPPPPPPPPPESSSSSSSSSS
These drug dealers are messing up the mentality of our primary and secondary school children by making them believe that they hold the world in the palm of their hands and everyone desires what they have.It seems that every young person in Dominica wants to be a drug dealer because of the way we uphold wrong doing inthis country.FIRE BURN THEM MARIJUANA DEALERS AND SMOKERS, FIRE BURN THEM DIRTY COCAINE SELLERS.SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.
its a mitsubishi challenger already, so it cannot be a jeep again. its a suv
you got that right, Jeep is a registered trademark of the chrysler coorporation.
Kent is the right guy for the PRO. I grew up with Kent in Scotts-Head and he is an avid reader of books, newspapers, and news in general, an excellent command of the English Language, very fluent in expressing himself, and can keep constructive conversations, and a great choice of words. Great job Kent.
congratualation sgt kent mathew.. i do hope you sound more professional that weeks. please also try to be more eloquent than the robotic machine name carette the so called commissioner…please be true to your self and not be one of the cronies of the little boy name skerritt…a police force should not be run by politic but should command the respect of the public to serve and protect..one thing dont be afraid to talk of the corruption thats going on in the force..
when i was a kid i had respect for police officers today i fear them not…they are influence by drug dealers..back in the days they were paid low but had the integrity and honesty. today that is lacking…i just hope we get back to the days when police was respected.
kent as i know you, ensure your head is up as you take on this role.
do a good job…be the kent i know
this is an insult! this is an outrage
he will never walk in Weekes’ shoes
He won’t walk in his shoes; he will walk in better shoes than his. Mark my words.
MY FRIEND WEEKES DID NOT APOINT HIMSELF PRO AND THE AUTHORITY WHOMAPPOINTED HIM HAS THE POWER TO REVERT HIS APPOINTMENT AND ALLOW SOME OTHER PERSON THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM THAT FUNCTION. IT WAS NOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR LIFE AND ONE CANNOT BE PRO AND GO ABOUT GIVING THEIR OWN VIEWS AND IF THATS WHAT WEEKES WOULD LIKE TO DO THEN HE HAS TO BE RELIEVED OF THE POLICE PRO FUNCTION TO ALLOW HIM TO BE AIRING HIS OWN VIEWS AND NOT THE POSITION OF THE POLICE FORCE. STUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPESSSSSSSSSSSS
So what happen because weekes wasn’t a robot who begged and knelt at a false master’s feet as opposed to surving the people to whom he was appointed, You don’t like him? Maybe you’re slow but I remember when a certain high ranking police official say a certain entrepreneur gun was still valid even though his license expire and even ordered officers to return it to him after confiscation and only weekes upheld the good name of the police force by saying THAT IT WAS WRONG
I prefer a man of integrity than a puppet on a string any day of the week
well well well
drugs and more drugs…. and i am hearing a government vehicle?
what the hell is going on?
a**hole listen to the news u did not hear a government vehicle . what was said is a vehicle bearing the registration # of a government transport.
I wish all the drug dealers get whats coming for them. Fire burn them! They are destroying people’s lives while they drive fancy cars, build huge houses and open rentals to hide there incomes. These people are pigs
AH! COME ON!
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT ABOUT YOUR GOVERNMENT?
LOL! CBruce behave!
i bet you drink alcohol you idiot…if they would stop wasting time on an issue they will never win and let cops deal with real crime…
the drug bust happened between Soufriere and Scotts Head. get ur facts rite… Stop make Pointe Michel and Loubiere look bad.
ADMIN: Why don’t you call the police and lodge your complain? We publish what is given to us by the authorities. We just don’t make up stories out of the thin air. So, we repeat, if you have a problem, call the police and tell them their report is wrong.
No Admin. The job of the press is to report properly. If someone says that there may be a fault in accuracy, your job is to find out whether they are correct or not. The citizen’s job is not to call the Police to find out news. If we do that, where do you come in? Please do not be so defensive. All you have to say is you will look into it (even if you never do). That is good PR my friend.
Admin making noise with ppl who commenting man???
wah is da nuh???
NAMES AND CHARGES PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
FRIEND THE ISSUE IS NOT ONLY THE DRUGS BUT WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING THE FAKE NUMBER PLATE SO PLEASE ALLOW THE POLICE TO DO THEIR INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE THIS MAYBE THE TIP OF A HUGE ICEBERG. NAMES AND CHARGES WILL BE KNOWN WHEN THEY ARE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURTS OK. RELAX. STUPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEESSSSSSSSS
Why we getting the street value instead of the quantity held? Is that a way to covering up future mishandling of the said drugs? Is that damage control? Some say perception is reality, if so then it looks sketchy.
Hey DNO where is Kent’s picture, introduce the new PRO to us nuh man! Let us see what they replaced the professional Weeks with. Well knowing how they operate wow!! I have an idea!! Not so professional, not an independent thinker with some ethics and moral convictions? We know they want nothing to do with those, but at least show us who is is talking to us nuh man! We want a picture DNO Please!
How can you prejudge the man that way? Whatever unfortunate circumstance that surrounds Mr. Weeks’ situation is no reason to put down the entire CDPF. They are our sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and parents. They put their lives on the line everyday to keep us safe. Yes, there are short-comings but that’s no reason to prejudge and put down someone you do not even know.
Both Mr Weeks and Commissioner Carette will leave the CDPF one day, but the CDPF is there to stay, irrespective of which political party is in power. That cheap shot makes you appear simple minded.
i support u a 100% intelligent point
Great point. Well taken!!
I HAVE ONE WORD FOR YOU, IGNORAMUS> LOOK IT UP PLEASE IT DEFINES YOU TOTALLY. STUPPPPPPPPPPEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS
Soon we will hear about the men being bailed and guess what they will flaunt the bail conditions (e.g staying indoors after a certain hour)without any sanctions being applied. Check the Newtown cocaine boys. They are out all night
create an environment where young people will be in AWE of those who work hard…..like their mothers and fathers, RATHER THAN daddy work whole month and now PWC cannot pay him… and when he do get paid itS HAND TO MOUTH… lets be real. the cost of living has gone up in recent times. but no revision of SALARIES… young people are NO FOOLS, well not all of them at least…. but what do we expect when hard working people most of whom are parents are STRUGGLING to make ends meet…I AGREE the drug dealers are to blame….but there other stakeholders contributing to the decline in YOUNG PEOPLE emulating their HARD WORKING PARENTS…..I BELIEVE IN HARD WORK, BUT I BELIEVE IN HONORABLE, DECENT AND TIMELY COMPENSATION RELIGIOUSLY!!!!
I HOPE THEY GET SOME HARDDDD TIME FOR HARRDDD DRUGS!
Hard time is joke!! Where u ever hear in Dominica anyone serving hard time for anything?
TRU THAT ..ALL DEM DRUG DEALERS THEY HOLD PREVIOUSLY WALKIN ON THE STREETS STILL DEALING .. EVEN MURDERERS WALKIN STILL AROUND .. ONCE YOU GO BY A CERTAIN LAWYER I NOT CALLIN NAME AND GIVE HER A BIG MONEY SHE GETTIN BAIL FOR YOU .. AND THEN YOURR CASE TAKE SO LONG THEY JUST HAD TO THROW IT OUT
DID I OFFEND SOME EMPLOYERS WITH MY COMMENT????
GOOD BECAUSE HONEST WORK DESERVES HONEST PAY.
AND IF ANY EMPLOYER DISAGREES THEN THEY ARE PART OF THE DETERRING ELEMENT MAKING AN HONEST LIVING SEEM UNATTRACTIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
YOUR THUMB IS INCONSEQUENTIAL WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THE TRUTH…
So that’s the bust where the vehicle had government license plates? GA something? Just asking.
If not is that something different? And where did I hear about 80 kilos of cocaine? Is that something else or are people just making up stories?
ARE YOU SURE THATS ALL D DRUGS?
they killing and hurting our childern shove it down their throats.
no one shoves anything down anybody’s throat. drug dealers are able to entice our young people better than those WHO ARE responsible for Job creation AND PAYMENT OF SALARIES…..CLOSE THE WINDOW LEADING TO THE LEDGE BUT OPEN A DOOR TO BETTERMENT FOR CHRISTS SAKE.
your thumbs just show the extent of the problem we have in Dominica. The first step to combating any illicit trade at any level is identifying all the factors attributing to its proliferation.. that means both the PUSH and the PULL factors must be factored into the potential solution….. those who can understand the English that I am speaking can potentially help solve the problem. those who do not….are in denial and therefore PART OF THE PROBLEM…..I CANT STAND HAVING TO BREAK DOWN EVERYTHING TO KINDERGARTEN LEVEL FOR GROWN PEOPLE WHO SUPPOSEDLY ARE PAYING INTERNET USERS. I WOULD THINK THAT A PREREQUISITE TO HAVING INTERNET WOULD BE THE ABILITY TO READ PROFICIENTLY.
YOU KNOW!
THAT ACTUALLY ISN’T A BAD IDEA!
JUST MIGHT DO THE TRICK
up to now they cannot name dem man?
Oh Lord.
And yall say there is no money flowing in Dominica… Lol
LOL
Good to see the police doing their job, but there is plenty of this stuff out there they need to look for, they need to look for the Mules who carry out the stuff for the bigger bosses. The drug lords changing their way they do business using fake number plate and look a like government vehicles, the police must out smart them as these wicked guys just killing the country youth for the gain.
I agree that the Drug Dealers killing the youth with this s&%t. but those who hold the means of production and the money to create employment are also assisting in “killing” the youth. by making this kind of lifestyle more attractive to young people, than holding honest and GAINFUL employment. Don’t misinterpret my comment and think for a second that I condone either of these TWO evils.
SOME DOMINICANS ARE SO PATHETIC..
items confisticated as aresult of illegal activity should remain property of the state there is a need for more vehicles for the police,etc.as adeterrent to police being bribed cash seized should be placed in a trust fund and managed by the police welfare association on the behalf of the men and women who put their life on the line daily.