30 lbs cocaine, 8 lbs ganja found in G/town, Charity search

Some 30 lbs of cocaine and 8 lbs of marijuana were found Thursday by law enforcement agencies in Georgetown and Charity, Essequibo Coast.
Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), acting on information received, conducted an intelligence-led operation at a location in Charity, Essequibo Coast. A subsequent search of the location led to the discovery of 13 brick-like parcels suspected to be cocaine. One person was arrested and escorted to CANU Headquarters, along with the suspected cocaine. At CANU HQ, the suspected cocaine was weighed in the presence of the suspect and CANU officers, which amounted to 14.836 kilograms (approximately 30 lbs).

Meanwhile, detectives, acting on intelligence, went to BAC Couriers Shipping Company, located on Durban Street, Georgetown, where a search was conducted on a brown cardboard box shipped by a Shamar Fraser from Florida to someone named Shequan Simon of Lamaha Park, Georgetown. During the search, conducted at around 16:30h on Thursday, the police found an orange suitcase inside the box. The suitcase was opened, and inside were eight compressed parcels with leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The suitcase with the suspected cannabis was taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, where it was processed, photographed and weighed, amounting to 8 lbs.
Investigations into both finds are ongoing.