Four men were arrested with a quantity of cocaine and ganja in separate drug busts by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU).
In the first bust, reports are that CANU ranks recently arrested three males after they were found in possession of more than 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of marijuana on the Springlands Public Road, Number 78 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Lorenzo Shewran
CANU said its officers conducted an operation last Thursday on the Springlands Public Road during which they became suspicious of a silver-grey vehicle parked on the said roadway.
Several individuals within the vicinity were questioned, but no one claimed ownership of the vehicle or identified its driver. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed several parcels of suspected cannabis in two salt bags.
The vehicle, along with the narcotics, was taken to the CANU office in Skeldon, Corentyne, Berbice.
On Friday, however, Stuart Hamer, a 64-year-old taxi driver of Number 77 Village Housing Scheme, went to Springlands Police Station and claimed ownership of the vehicle. He also stated that he was hired by two men to transport the illicit substance to Corentyne.
Stuart Hamer
As a result, ranks from the Springlands Police Station arrested 18-year-old Jeremiah Smith and 42-year-old Damion Hinds, who were then turned over to CANU.
The suspected was weighed and tested in the presence of the three suspects; it tested positive for cannabis and had a street value of approximately $5 million.
Investigations are ongoing.
Jerimiah Smith
Meanwhile, a West Coast Demerara (WCD) man was on Saturday busted with a quantity of cocaine in his possession.
The discovery was made by CANU ranks at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Seawall Dam, WCD.
According to reports, the CANU officers conducted an operation at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Seawall Dam, during which they intercepted a male who had a black plastic bag in his possession.
Damion Hinds
A subsequent search was conducted which led to the discovery of a quantity of whitish rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine in the said bag.
The suspect, 26-year-old Lorenzo Shewran of Area G, De William, WCD, was escorted to CANU headquarters with the suspected narcotics, which tested positive for cocaine and weighed a total of 824 grams. Shewran remains in custody pending charges.
