Business Owner Charged With Importing Drugs

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Image of the water heater in which the drugs were found (police photo)

By: Spokesman Newsroom

BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (MONDAY 22ND JANUARY, 2018) – A business owner on St.Kitts has been slapped with seven counts of charges in connection to the 18 pounds of marijuana recently found hidden in a water heater shipped to that individual.

Charged is the owner of Prestige Trucking Services, Mr. Remeo Tweede who is currently out on bail.

Reportedly, on Wednesday 17th January, Customs and Police Officers carried out a search on a package marked “Prestige Trucking Services”. The box was being cleared by Tweede.

As a result of the search, twelve (12) packages with a vegetable material suspected to be cannabis were found inside a water heater that was enclosed in the box. The twelve (12) packages have a combined estimated weight of 8,337 grams (about 18 pounds).

After the drugs were discovered, Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department and the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force jointly laid the charges.

Reportedly, two persons were taken into police custody in relation to the find along with Tweed, and the other individual was released.

Tweed, on the other hand, has been charged by the Customs and Excise Department for False Declaration, Importation of Cannabis Sativa Concealed in a Container, Importation of Restricted Goods to wit Cannabis Sativa, and Attempted Fraudulent Evasion.

Additionally, the police have formally charged him for the offences of Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Supply and Importation of Cannabis.

Tweed has since been released on bail.

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