The Tribune

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Drug Enforcement Unit officers discovered and seized nearly $600,000 in cash at an apartment complex in Lucaya which has resulted in the arrest of a Bahamian man and a Jamaican national. Asst Supt Loretta Mackey, press liaison officer, reported that a team of officers from the DEU were executing a search warrant around 10pm on Saturday at an apartment complex in the Midshipman Road area. During a search, officers discovered about $593,521 in US currency. They also discovered seven pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $7,000. A .44 Desert Eagle Pistol with a magazine clip, containing six live rounds of .44 ammunition, was also discovered. ASP Mackey said that a 53-year-old man who is the owner of the apartment complex and holder of the key to the apartment was taken into custody. She also reported that a 49-year-old Jamaican man, who occupied another apartment in the complex, was seen in the courtyard by the officers acting suspiciously. Upon examination of his passport, she said the officers discovered that the man had overstayed his time in the Bahamas. She said the cash, drugs, firearm and ammunition were into taken police custody. Investigations are continuing.