WESTERN BUREAU:

The St Elizabeth police made a major dent in the ganja trafficking trade, with the seizure of 200 pounds of ganja during an operation in the parish on Friday morning.

Reports from the Constabulary Communication Unit are that at approximately 12:15 a.m., a team from the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division was carrying out an operation in Bethany district in the Pleasure Plain area, when they found seven bags in bushes.

When opened, the bags were found to contain vegetable matter resembling ganja, weighing in at approximately 200 pounds.

No one was arrested in connection with the find. Investigations are ongoing.