Two persons – a man and a woman – are in Police custody after a quantity of cocaine was found in their possession on Friday on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Police ranks in the region said they were on mobile patrol at about 06:00h in the Anna Regina Market area, when they observed a male walking, and a search was conducted on his person.
The cocaine that was found at the Anna Regina Market area
During the search, a whitish rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine was found in his possession. He was immediately arrested and taken into custody, where the substance was weighed and amounted to 0.6 grams. The owner of the yard from where he was leaving was contacted and a search was conducted on the premises. The owner was searched but nothing was found on his person. However, a female rank searched a woman who was also in the yard and seven small whitish rock-like substances suspected to be cocaine were found in her possession.
The woman was told of the offence and escorted to Anna Regina Station, where the substance was weighed and amounted to 3.6 grams. Both persons remain in custody pending charges.
