The agents made the find around 4:15 Wednesday morning near a ramp in the Marshall Road area where they found the drugs.
According to Officer in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), Supt Raymond Gibson, 27 bales of marijuana with a combined weight of 847 pounds were discovered as a result of the joint effort involving Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos.
Supt. Gibson also reported that two suspects are currently in custody, while a fishing vessel, two vehicles and a shotgun with several live rounds of ammunition were seized. “Officers from the drug enforcement unit were acting on information which took them into the Marshall Road area,” said Supt. Gibson.
When they arrived they saw five men acting in a suspicious manner. The officers approached and the men dispersed, but they were able to apprehend two.
