A 51-year old man, and a 48-year old man of New Providence are in custody after police arrested them for a large quantity of marijuana on Wednesday 18th September 2013.
According to reports, around 3:50pm, Police in Exuma along with The RBPF Marine Support Unit acting on intelligence went to Rick Cay in the Ragged Island area, where they uncovered seventy-six (76) large packages of suspected marijuana.
The two male suspects were arrested on the scene and have since been brought to the capital.
The estimated weight of the marijuana is 1,698 pounds with a street value of $1,698,000.00 dollars (1.7 Million dollars).
Investigations are ongoing.
