On Wednesday 1st August, 2018, officers from the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) were on patrol in the vicinity of Her Majesty’s Prison and observed a 25 year old Antiguan male from Potters Village behaving in a suspicious manner. He was seen throwing a package over the eastern wall of Her Majesty’s Prison. ONDCP Officers immediately apprehended him and he was handed over to officers of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda. The young man made a court appearance on Thursday 2nd August, 2018, where he was remanded to prison to await a trial date. A search of his person also revealed that he had the controlled drug cannabis in his possession.
On Thursday 2nd August, 2018 ONDCP officers were again on patrol in the vicinity of Her Majesty’s Prison and saw a 28 year old Antiguan male from St. Johnston’s Village outside of the eastern end of the prison wall. He too was observed throwing a package over the prison wall as was the case twenty-four hours earlier. ONDCP Officers apprehended him and he was handed over to officers of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda.
The ONDCP continues in its efforts to support other law enforcement agencies in the fight against all forms of illegal activity.
