More than $1 billion worth of cocaine seized in 48 hours
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October 19, 2026
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine in a series of counter-narcotics operations over 48 hours, including two major interceptions at the Kingston Freeport Container Terminal (KFTL) and a separate bust at Sangster International Airport in St James.
The operations, conducted by the JCF’s Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) in partnership with the Jamaica Customs Agency and international stakeholders, resulted in the seizure of approximately 1,457 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Kingston terminal and the arrest of a British national at the Montego Bay airport.
The seizures were made between October 16 and 17.
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