Three American passengers on the Carnival Freedom were found with small amounts of marijuana on 30 March 2026. They were removed from the ship in Nassau.
A Senior Magistrate in Nassau fined two of them, Jerry Cooper and Anissa Johnson, US$100 each, and the third, Gregory Hightower, US$150. Each fine carried an alternative of one month in prison. The names are as printed in the source, a regional wire report on the court case.
Why it matters: The amounts were small, yet the passengers were taken off the ship, fined by a magistrate and given a month in prison as the alternative to paying.
Source: Jamaica Observer (citing CMC), 2026-04-01. Forgotten Prisoner's account is based on this reporting.