Airport:--- Custom officers have successfully arrested a 35-year-old Jamaican passenger with initials J.W.G on Saturday, October 2nd.J.W.G. tried to smuggle about 2 kilo's of marijuana to St. Maarten via Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA).
The almost 2 kilo's of marijuana was packaged and stashed in soft drinks which were boxed in a case.
Local Chief Customs Officer Anthony Doran states that once again the drugs were stashed in "an ingenious way". Mr. Doran also mentioned that lately the drug smugglers are using complicated and professional methods to try to smuggle drugs via our airport and harbor.
Despite the fact that the department consists of very little staff, the staff is giving their maximum effort to capture those, who are trying to pass through the controls with illicit drugs. Customs are working diligently to keep illicit drugs off our streets and out of the lives of our children.Due to the ongoing investigation, further information on this case cannot be released at this moment.
