CedarBridge students arrested on school bus

Around 8:20am, police responded to a report of suspicious activity on board a school bus.

While driving the bus to the school, the driver allegedly smelled marijuana and stopped the bus at the nearest police premises.

Police officers arrived on scene a short time later and were alerted to the suspected drug use.

As a result, the officers searched the bus with the assistance of a police K9 unit and a quantity of a suspected controlled drug was seized.

Three students were arrested, two on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug and one for using offensive words.

A police press statement said: “The Bermuda Police Service would like to commend the actions of the bus driver who dealt with the situation by notifying Police at the earliest opportunity and driving the bus to a Police premises so that necessary action could be taken.”

The police are investigating the incident.