Two Dominican men, who were accosted in St. Lucia on Friday with over 1,400 pounds or marijuana, were remanded into custody on Monday, March 18th and are scheduled to re-appear in court on April 30th.
Alex James, 39 and Rawlins Rolle, 33 appeared before the Second District Court on Monday. They were charged with possession of a controlled drug and possession with the intent to supply a control drug, according to a police statement.
Members of the Marine Unit intercepted a blue, orange and black pirogue named “Von Von” about 8.2 nautical miles south of Gros Piton in Soufriere with 1, 487.2 pounds of the drug.
The men were travelling on the vessel according to a statement by the St. Lucia Police; however it did not indicate the street value for the marijuana seized.
