St James man charged in connection with $71m drug bust at Kingston Freeport Terminal

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September 11, 2026

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St James man charged in connection with $71m drug bust at Kingston Freeport Terminal

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KINGSTON, Jamaica—A St James man has been arrested and charged in connection with major narcotics seizures at the Kingston Freeport Terminal last month.

The accused is 56-year-old Roderick Spence of Westgate Hill, Montego Bay, St James.

The charges stem from a joint operation conducted by the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) and the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) at the Kingston Freeport Terminal at about 4:30 pm on August 7.

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