696.82 kilograms or 1,533 pounds of cocaine were seized<\/a> at Cabana Marigot from a vessel named La-mere Fatal which was beached on the Cabana Beach in Marigot, after being pursued by the Dominica Coast Guard. The street value of the cocaine seized is EC$18,616,870.25.<\/p>\nHe further reported that on Friday, April 12, 2024, another 696.36 kilograms or 1,532 pounds of cocaine and 37 pounds of cannabis were found and seized on a farm holding in the Castle Bruce area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe street value for the cocaine is EC$18,801,720.00, while the street value for the cannabis is EC$74,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe extraordinary cocaine bust over the past few weeks with a street value of over $36 million is the biggest we have seen today in the police force history,\u201d he said. \u201cThis was as a result of excellent police work and the police officers of the Dominica Police Force must be highly commended.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blackmoore urged the public not to be naive, by assuming that this would be the end of the cocaine trade.<\/p>\n
According to Blackmoore, his ministry will spare no effort in ensuring that the police force is provided with all the needed resources to confront criminal elements who use Dominica as a transshipment point for dangerous illegal drugs such as cocaine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe consequences of this illicit trade are far-reaching,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He stated further that with Dominica\u2019s small population size, the effect of such a huge quantity of cocaine is enough to cause havoc such as addiction, crime, and violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are also other consequences and challenges such as the cross-fertilization of crimes because those who traffic dangerous drugs such as cocaine are the same ones who traffic the illegal firearms,\u201d Blackmoore noted.<\/p>\n
He said the Government of Dominica will continue collaborating with partners regionally and internationally and strengthen its systems to curtail this dangerous illicit trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore has commended officers of the Dominica Police Force for their excellent work following what he described as an \u201cextraordinary cocaine bust\u201d\u00a0 with a street value of $36 million dollars, this month. According to reports…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":320807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,286,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-court-law","category-governance","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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