Three men remanded following seizure of suspected cocaine valued at $26.9 million

The Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit has arrested and formally charged three men with drug-related offences following the seizure of suspected cocaine on November 2, 2026.

The accused are 56-year-old Michael Andrew Warde, of Greenidge Tenantry Road, Hindsbury Road, St. Michael; 35-year-old Michael Quitin Franklin, of Mount Friendship, St. Michael; and 37-year-old Ryan Alwyn Chichester, of Apartment 1, Browns Gap, Sargeants Village, Christ Church.

All three have been charged with possession of cocaine, trafficking cocaine and intent to supply cocaine.