The recent seizure of over $102 million worth of cannabis in the Central Division has prompted investigators to explore the possibility of a South American-based criminal network's involvement.

Additionally, they are examining the potential role of several local businesses suspected of laundering money to facilitate payments to drug cartels in USD currency.

A senior police source speaking on the condition of strict anonymity with The Express said, "These cartels have to be paid in USD and based on the intelligence we have been able to gather so far, local drug traffickers who don't have acess to USD are seeking the help of local businesses to access that USD currency to pay their South American counterparts for the drugs," explained the source.