Three men have been arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) during separate narcotics operations.
Two men were arrested after CANU officers conducted an operation at Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Friday and intercepted them with a quantity of small Ziploc bags containing cannabis.
A 29-year-old welder fabricator of Diamond Housing scheme and a 35-year-old vendor of 8th Street, Diamond, EBD were discovered with a total of 47.9 grams of cannabis in their possession.
The ganja that was found by CANU
They were arrested and escorted to CANU Headquarters, and an investigation has been launched.
Also, on Friday, CANU officers conducted an operation in Campbell Avenue, Campbellville, Georgetown, where they observed a male acting suspiciously in a yard.
A search conducted on the individual led to the discovery of a quantity of Ziploc bags containing cannabis amounting to 46.3 grams.
A 35-year-old labourer of Duncan Street, Newtown, Kitty was arrested and escorted to CANU headquarters. An investigation has been launched into that discovery as well.
These busts come on the heels of a $2M cocaine bust in a Campbellville, Georgetown house on Thursday last.
Two men, 33-year-old Eon Joseph and 60-year-old Andre Gomes, called “Zipper,” were arrested by CANU. During the operation, CANU seized two kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $2 million.
Three years ago, Gomes was freed of a cocaine trafficking charge after it was found that insufficient evidence surrounded the case.
In 2018, Gomes was arrested in the same Campbellville area after CANU ranks had found just over two pounds of cocaine at a house. He was arrested after a wanted bulletin was issued for him.
Gomes and Joseph were arrested and subsequently charged. (G9)
