A passenger travelling from the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island was taken into custody after landing at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts and Nevis with suspected cannabis.
This is according to a report by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force which confirmed the arrest in a media statement published on Tuesday, December 13.
“Officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit responded to a call for assistance from the St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department on December 12, 2022. As a result, they visited the airport sometime after midday and the luggage of an individual who had arrived on a flight from Tortola was examined,” the police stated.
“Nine tubes of toothpaste containing vegetable material suspected to be cannabis was found and taken into Police custody,” the police further detailed.
The gender, nationality, or name of the arrested individual is yet to be announced but St. Kitts and Nevis police said investigations into the matter are ongoing.