A plane believed to have been transporting large quantities of ganja crashed in mangroves near the Rocky Point port in Clarendon yesterday, police said. The plane crashed about 5 a.m. between Salt River and Mitchell Town, some 500 metres from its intended destination at the port. No one was found near the wreckage. The Lionel Town police received a call about 7 a.m. that an explosion was heard and smoke was seen coming from mangroves near the port. As the police approached the area, men were seen running but attempts to catch them were futile. Police say the plane was razed; however, four packages of compressed ganja, which were partially burnt, were found near the wreckage. During a further search of the mangroves, 16 more packages were found, each having an estimated weight of 2.5kg. Police believe most of the ganja, saved before it went into flames, might be hidden in the Salt River area. Several homes in the community were searched but nothing was found. Senior policemen on the scene theorised that the pilot attempted to land the plane on a private thoroughfare, which Jamalco uses, but got into difficulties and crashed into the mangroves. Residents told THE STAR the roadway is used as a landing area for ganja planes and the drugs loaded on to boats at the port. "This is nothing new to us as it is not the first time ganja plane lands here, and this is how a lot of drugs leave the Island," one resident said.

man dem find dat n a sort out dem ting

Y IT NEVA LAN INNA MI BAK YAAD

how unfortunate

dat mi a pree to linko couldn't jus drop somewhere mi coulda reach b4 it done

lol...since when ganja a "drug"?? LOL 

it is when dem nah mek none a d money

eeeeeeeeeeeeh

What a shame and disaster dat ALL dat herb juss b'un up..well sah...hopefully some made it way safely and may reach the UK soon!!

lol @ linko

Babylon need fi leave the herbs alone. Dem a fight marijuana and nah fight coke. When ah the last time the Jamaican Police seize some f**king cocaine.

LOL CP WAA GET INNA DI DRUG TRADE FEW..............SUM SERIOUSE MONEY INNA IT..........WA U SEH UPFEWDITIME

dang