3 arrested following discovery of ganja, gun during CANU operation
Twenty-seven-year-old Malik Forde of Block V Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and two others were arrested following the discovery of a quantity of ganja and a 12-gauge bullpup shotgun on his premises.
Arrested: Malik Forde
The discovery was made during an operation conducted by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Monday.
CANU in a release stated that on the day in question, officers conducted an operation on Forde’s premises during which three parcels of cannabis were unearthed.
However, a further search was conducted on the outer perimeter of the property, which led to the discovery of the firearm.
At the time of the exercise, Forde and two other persons were at home and as such, they were arrested and taken to CANU Headquarters along with the firearm and ganja.
The ganja and firearm found during the operation
The cannabis was subsequently weighed and amounted to 4.33 kilograms (about 9.5 lbs), with a street value of approximately $1.6 million. Investigations are ongoing.
