12.5 kg ganja, meth, over $1.1M, raw gold seized in Puruni Landing raid
A police operation at Puruni Landing, Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Wednesday night led to the seizure of a large quantity of suspected narcotics, cash, and raw gold, and the arrest of two individuals.
According to police, the “cordon and search” exercise was conducted between 20:10h and 20:30h on August 6 as ranks were acting on intelligence. Officers moved in on the residence of 37-year-old Hudley Khan, also known as “Allan”, where his reputed wife, 32-year-old Venezuelan Yolimar Del Valle Rivas, was also present.
The drugs, gold and cash that were found during the raid
During the search, carried out in the presence of the suspects and video-recorded, Khan reportedly directed officers to a multi-coloured bag in his room. Inside, police found 23 bulky brown Scotch tape parcels and one transparent plastic bag containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, along with a plastic bag containing a whitish rock-like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
Both Khan and Rivas were informed of the offences, arrested, and transported to the Bartica Police Station. At the station, the cannabis weighed 12,542.5 grams (g) (12.5 kilograms), while the methamphetamine weighed 108.8g. Officers also documented the seizure of $1,120,810, believed to be proceeds from the illegal drug trade, and 5.9 pennyweights of raw gold.
Police said Khan admitted ownership of the narcotics during a recorded on-site interview but later declined to provide further statements. Both suspects remain in custody as investigations continue.
