Published 28 August 2025
Buckie Got It,
St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
ELI BURTON OF DOMINICA CHARGED WITH CANNABIS POSSESSION & IMPORTATION
On August 25th, 2025, the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) responded to a report of suspected Cannabis importation at the Deep-Water Port at Bird Rock, St. Kitts, on a vessel that came from Dominica. Officers searched the vessel and located of a quantity of packaged vegetable material suspected to be Cannabis. Eli M. Burton of Dominica, a member of the crew, was taken into Police custody along with the suspected contraband which was shortly thereafter
confirmed to be Cannabis.
Mr. Burton was charged on August 26th, 2025, by the RSCNPF with the offences of Importation of Cannabis and Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Supply. Two(2)
additional charges were laid against him by the St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department on August 27th, 2025, namely Importing Goods to wit Cannabis Packed in a Manner Intended to Deceive a Customs Officer, and Attempting to Fraudulently Evade Customs with respect to the Importation of Restricted,
