13.154kg of ganja found in car at on Linden highway

A 58-year-old taxi driver is in custody after a quantity of cannabis weighing more than 13 kilograms was discovered in his motorcar during a stop-and-search exercise along the Linden Highway on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Guyana Police Force, the discovery was made at about 15:00h on Sunday, during an operation carried out by ranks in Regional Division Ten in the vicinity of Bamia, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

During the exercise, it was reported that ranks stopped a Toyota Premio motorcar that was being driven by the taxi driver, a resident of Wismar, Linden, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
A search was first conducted on the driver, but nothing illegal was found. However, a subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of four yellow five-gallon jars in the trunk. The containers were found to be holding 29 parcels wrapped in transparent plastic and containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The driver was immediately arrested and escorted to the Mackenzie Police Station along with the narcotics.
The substance was later weighed in the presence of the suspect and amounted to 13.154 kilograms before being lodged.
The taxi driver remains in custody pending charges.