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Cannabis allegedly discovered in FedEx package @ Lower Estate

- Cannabis was said to weigh 5,480grams
Photo not of box in which Cannabis was allegedly found. According to reports reaching our newsroom, a quantity of the controlled drug was recovered at the FedEx location in Lower Estate, Tortola following an operation led by Her Majesty’s Customs on March 5, 2021. Photo: fedex.com
LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The plan of a person or persons to smuggle Cannabis via courier service FedEx was foiled by law enforcement authorities recently.

According to reports reaching our newsroom, a quantity of the controlled drug was recovered at the FedEx location in Lower Estate, Tortola following an operation led by Her Majesty’s Customs on March 5, 2021.

During the operation, a “suspicious brown FedEx box” was found to be emitting a stench of suspected Cannabis.

Sources said upon opening the box, a large round object wrapped in several layers of saran wrap and foiling paper was discovered.

When the object was unwrapped, it was allegedly discovered to contain 12 transparent vacuum sealed packages all containing green vegetable matter suspected to be Cannabis.

The Cannabis was subsequently weighed and found to be 5,480grams.

It is unclear if anyone has since been arrested.

25 Responses to “Cannabis allegedly discovered in FedEx package @ Lower Estate”

  • Stupid police (14/03/2021, 11:03) Like (26) Dislike (1) Reply
    Let the package go to who it intended for and keep surveillance on it way and do ur job .....it look like it was there's
  • Fishscale (14/03/2021, 11:05) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    To my knowledge 5480 grams is roughly 12 pounds...i guess das the bad LUMBI lol
  • wow (14/03/2021, 11:53) Like (22) Dislike (1) Reply
    This is the third time if not more that drugs were found in a FedEx package and you mean they still risking it.

    How are these packages getting as far as the BVI without being intercepted at a previous point?

    • @SMH (14/03/2021, 18:27) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
      Good question
    • shm (17/03/2021, 16:59) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      I know of Marijuana that goes from Tortola to Florida through FedEx all the time. Its just the person that sent this package didn't know what to do to keep the scent down.
  • one eye (14/03/2021, 12:14) Like (14) Dislike (7) Reply
    Free the weed
  • Village (14/03/2021, 12:18) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who sending these packages have special person to pick up until they get busted
  • @ SMH (14/03/2021, 12:19) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    ITS LIKE A RELAY - THE LAST HAND OFF FAILED ☆ AND LIKE ( STUPID POLICE ) SAID ITS A GOOD IDEA * BUT IT STILL HAS TO HAVE WHERE IT CAME FROM AND WHO HAS TO RECIEVE IT
  • yikes (14/03/2021, 12:40) Like (6) Dislike (3) Reply
    If it was smelling that string that’s like 2500/lb. so y’all just lost 14k. If they sending that much abt 100 lbs came thru long time. If they check fedex records/cameras I’m sure they’ll find whom they’relooking for.
  • @ Ok wise police (14/03/2021, 13:31) Like (12) Dislike (2) Reply
    ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER & PERSONALLY AM GLAD THEY GOT IT BEFORE IT HAD REACHED THE STREETS BECAUSE IT IS SAID THAT THE IMPORTED WEED IS GIVEN A BATH IN CRACK / OPIUM OR HEROIN AND THATS WHATS THESE SUPERSTARS ON SCOOTERS ARE SMOKING SO THE REST IS HISTORY
    • stay home (14/03/2021, 16:44) Like (1) Dislike (4) Reply
      5480 grams of hempflower probably. Who knows where it came from, what may be sprayed on it or if the cannabis bill 2020 will be assented in 2021.

  • ediot ting dat (14/03/2021, 13:40) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Do they expect to catch the person now? @$$#0!&$
  • No Brainer (14/03/2021, 14:34) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    Am I missing something. I thought Fedex packages are suppose to have a sender and a receiver. And if it does not have that, I am sure fedex can figure out where the package originated from.
    • @ No Brainer (14/03/2021, 16:42) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
      Although FedEx could tell where it originated from, the sender’s address may be a fake address.

      The recipient address may be fake too and could have been intended for an inside collection but it got nabbed before getting in someone’s hands.
      • True (17/03/2021, 17:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        Both sender and recipient can use fake names and fake addresses. They also uses burner phones and they would tell FedEx to call upon delivering the package. Reasons fir that so they can be at the address and its not hard to make a fake ID. I watched a show called to catch a smuggler and there was a package sent from the virgin Islands they didn't say what Island. The package was a cake but inside the cake was 2 kilos of cocaine. It went through Miami Airport where it was caught they then set up to deliver it and it did. That person took it to the post office and sent it priority to Atlanta. The package got delivered the guy then git in his car and was taking it to whom it belongs to and they arrested him. Lots of drugs are sent through the mail and it will continue forever. They were just lucky in catching that one.
  • Blindman (14/03/2021, 15:29) Like (6) Dislike (6) Reply

    Check out the life style and company of the workers and you can tell 12 pound of pop at 450.00 an ounce is over $86,000.00 thousand dollars serious money.

    • Worker (14/03/2021, 23:14) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Yup we living good
    • Blackman (16/03/2021, 05:59) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      You bloggers are real rats and you gonna get the bvi into some serious problems stop talking black ppl the white is more advanced than us in anything because you talk too much black ppl ....wise up them coming ........
  • wise up (14/03/2021, 15:33) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Why just don’t do a sting operation and see who pick it up then charge the person or persons,come on or are the FedEx persons involved,I have been saying all these time I have heard of DHL and FedEx planes involved.
  • @ on brainerd &@ no brainerd (14/03/2021, 17:24) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    YOUR ANGLES ARE JUST ANOTHER VIEW TO IT ☆ WHICH THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW OR SHOULD KNOW , IF THEY ARE PROPERLY TRAINED
  • Well (14/03/2021, 19:29) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    Question is this a serprise I don't think so
  • u (15/03/2021, 01:12) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    needed to smoke urgently
  • Hmmmm (15/03/2021, 06:05) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    Do it look like they want to catch anyone, keep on doing the same thing over and over let the person pick up the package then you go after him.
  • @hmmmm (15/03/2021, 18:53) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    That's another view AGAIN MY friend ☆(
    could be a worker ) or former worker or or absent when they were to collect the baton
  • Really (16/03/2021, 20:48) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    What about sender's and receiver's address? Do they not exist? I mean I'm pretty sure that's one of the reason's they have sender's and receiver's address.


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