Police ranks at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint in Regional Division # 7 have arrested a 62-year-old businesswoman of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, following the discovery of a quantity of suspected cocaine and cannabis during a stop-and-search operation Sunday.
According to police, during the exercise, ranks stopped a pickup driven by a 38-year-old driver of Byderabo Road, Bartica and conducted a search of the occupants and their belongings.
A multi-coloured bag in the woman’s possession was found to contain several bulky parcels suspected to be cocaine, along with a smaller parcel containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The suspected narcotics were weighed in her presence and amounted to 261 grams of cocaine and 102 grams of cannabis. The exhibits were lodged and the woman remains in Police custody.
Investigations are ongoing.
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