US EditionUS Cruise Passengers Nabbed After Allegedly Possessing Lethal Drug Powerful Enough to Sedate Elephants
BERMUDA, JUL 23 – Authorities seized a significant quantity of drugs including carfentanil, a substance linked to a sevenfold increase in deaths this year, preventing potential harm to Bermuda.
- Four American cruise ship passengers aboard a Carnival vessel were arrested in Bermuda on July 23, 2025, for possession of illegal drugs including carfentanil.
- Authorities detained the suspects after security officers discovered a significant quantity of drugs and paraphernalia allegedly intended for distribution on the island.
- The confiscated items comprised marijuana, edible THC products, vaporizer devices, and carfentanil—a synthetic opioid approximately 100 times stronger than fentanyl that was initially developed to sedate large animals such as elephants.
- Acting Detective Superintendent Derricka Burns highlighted that the interception likely averted a serious incident, underscoring carfentanil’s extreme strength and the sharp rise in deaths linked to the drug.
- The suspects, two of whom appeared in Magistrates Court charged with importing drugs, remain in custody while Carnival reaffirmed its zero-tolerance drug policy and compliance with laws.
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