JCF: Over 11,000 pounds of cocaine value of approximately $3 billion seized so far this year
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that some 5,100 kilogrammes, or more than 11,000 pounds, of cocaine, with an estimated street value of approximately JM$3 billion, have been seized by the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) since the start of the year.
The JCF said the seizures, which it said were carried out through targeted operations, have significantly disrupted transnational organised crime networks.
It noted that the amount of cocaine seized by the FNID so far in 2026 exceeds the combined total seized over six consecutive years (2016–2021) and is the highest amount seized in the past 10 years.
“Within the last decade, between 2016 and 2025, a total of 11,852 kilogrammes of cocaine were seized. The 2026 total represents 43 per cent of this decade-long sum, while 2016 to 2021 saw a total of 4,916 kilogrammes of cocaine seized. The amount seized this year has also more than doubled the previous single-year record of 2,508 kilogrammes (5,529 pounds) recorded in 2024.”
Superintendent Patrae Rowe, Director of the FNID, emphasised the strategic importance of the seizures.
“Removing more than 5,000 kilogrammes of cocaine from the illicit market in less than six months is a significant achievement for our investigators and border security partners. This $3 billion seizure directly impacts the financial infrastructure of criminal syndicates and helps prevent the violence they cause from reaching our streets. We will continue to vigorously pursue and dismantle these networks,” said Superintendent Rowe.
The FNID continues to urge citizens to support the JCF’s crime-fighting efforts.
Anyone with information about illegal narcotics or firearms trafficking is encouraged to contact the FNID at 876-923-6184, Crime Stop at 311, the National Intelligence Bureau at 811, or the police emergency number at 119.
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