2 women busted with 345.8 lbs of ganja in berbice

A routine stop-and-search operation along the Number 10 Public Road, West Coast Berbice, led to the discovery of 345.8 pounds (lbs) of suspected cannabis on Saturday morning, resulting in two women being taken into Police custody.
The discovery was made at approximately 07:20h on Saturday, during an operation conducted by ranks in Regional Division Five.
Reports indicate that ranks stopped a motor car with two female occupants during the exercise. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered several brown salt bags and black garbage bags in the trunk. The bags contained bulky parcels wrapped in transparent plastic, which held leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.

Both occupants of the vehicle were arrested and escorted to the Fort Wellington Police Station, along with the suspected narcotics. The substance was later weighed in the presence of the suspects and amounted to 345.8 lbs before being lodged as evidence.
The two women remain in Police custody as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the seizure.
This discovery comes just days after the Guyana Police Force discovered 513 grams (g) of cannabis at the New Amsterdam Prison, Berbice.
The Police in a statement on Tuesday said that a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis was discovered by a prison officer around 15:10h on the southern side of the location. “The Police were summoned, and the suspected cannabis was handed over and escorted to the Central Police Station,” the Police said.
After the discovery, the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 513 g before being lodged pending further investigation.