PRESS RELEASE - On Thursday, 22nd January, 2015, the Police conducted an eradication exercise at Fond St. Jacques, situated in the quarter of Soufriere. Whilst there, one cannabis plantation was eradicated.
A total of seven, thousand one hundred and thirty six (7136) plants and twenty thousand, (20,000) seedlings were uprooted and destroyed. Three hundred pounds (300 lbs.) of dried cannabis was also recovered and destroyed at the said plantation.
During the eradication, 35 year old, John E. Lawrence of Desruisseaux, Micoud and 23 year old Dennison Wille of Fond St. Jacques, Soufriere were arrested and charged for the offences of possession of a controlled drug, possession with intent to supplya controlled drug, and cultivation of a controlled drug.
They appeared before the Second District Court in Vieux Fort where they were bailed in the sum of EC$2000 cash or suitable surety on the charge of possession of a controlled drug, EC$2000 cash or suitable surety on the charge of Intent to supply a controlled drug and EC$4000cash or suitable surety on the charge of cultivation of a controlled drug.