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Barbados police arrest 19-year-old British national over $1.17m cocaine

Barbados police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old British national for allegedly trafficking 23.4kg of cocaine with a street value of $1.17m. Read More: https://punchng.com/barbados-police-arrest-19-year-old-british-national-over-1-17m-cocaine/

Barbados police arrest 19-year-old British national over $1.17m cocaine

The Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit has apprehended a 19-year-old British national, Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, for his alleged involvement in the possession and trafficking of 23.4 kilograms of cocaine. According to a statement released by the TBPS Narcotics Unit on their Facebook page, Oduola, who resides in Dagenham, East London, United Kingdom, was arrested on September 29, 2026, for offenses committed on the same day.

The statement detailed that Oduola was charged for possession of cocaine, trafficking of cocaine, intent to supply cocaine, and attempting to export cocaine. The narcotics unit provided details that the suspected cocaine weighed 23.4 kilograms, with an estimated street value of $1.17 million in Barbados currency.

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