Greek Coca-Cola heir Alki David, billionaire Chase Ergen, and actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers are all in a lot of trouble.
The trio flew into St Kitts on a private jet, where they were busted transporting $1,3 million worth of cannabis.
That’s a lot of weed.
Enough weed, in fact, that customs are probably going to notice. It’s not like you can hide it in your sock.
Here’s The Daily Mail:
David’s family business is the Leventis-David group, which owns the Coca-Cola Hellenic bottling plants. It is believed that were carrying hemp clone plants, hemp seeds and Swissx CBD oil products as part of their new venture.
In addition to being the founder of FilmOn.TV and Hologram USA, David also has a business selling oil extracted from cannabis plants, which he markets as a treatment for a range of conditions.
It has been endorsed by celebrities including rapper Snoop Dogg and fashion designer Donatella Versace.
It’s not working out that well for him now, though.
David told DailyMail.com: ‘Jonathan Rhys Meyers'(below) mother-in-law and wife were cavity searched. We left the airport after the search but were then arrested after trying to leave the island a few days later.’
David was released after paying bail of $30,000, ordered to surrender all travel documents and is due in Basseterre Magistrate Court Tuesday.
Ergen was then reportedly arrested for drug possession days later after being found with what David claims is medicinal ketamine and remains locked up.
David is claiming the whole thing was a setup. He also says that it was his intention to work with the government to grow a thriving cannabis business in St Kitts.
It is our intention to quickly see a surge in the nation’s GDP that will benefit everyone. This is an economic development initiative for raising the quality of life in conjunction with local SKN Caribbean partners. Former PM Denzil Douglas is working closely with us.
The local government, however, says that they had no intention of allowing foreigners to grow marijuana in St Kitts:
…the Office of Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris said: ‘Non-nationals would not be permitted to secure advantages over nationals as we set about to build out a marijuana industry.
‘The government has not granted any license to anyone to import plants or seeds into the Federation and that [the] administration has not had any conversation with any foreigner about setting up businesses to trade in cannabis.’
A new bill is set to be passed later this year that will allow the use of cannabis for medicinal, religious and recreational purposes.
This whole thing feels like a sub-plot in Breaking Bad.
[source:dailymail]
