Some developments in our country can give us a great deal of satisfaction while others are cause for great and legitimate concern.

Within recent months the Royal Barbados Police Force has several times reported seizure of considerable quantities of marijuana and reports indicate that the Force is very much on its toes in its efforts to track down and destroy marijuana being brought into our country, and to arrest and bring before our courts those involved in its transportation and trafficking. The task is not made easier by the relative nearness of some sources such as St. Vincent and, in addition, the Police must necessarily also be on the lookout for those within our country who are growers of marijuana.

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