8 arrested after Police swoop down on “drug blocks”

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force in Georgetown conducted a Cordon and Search exercise early Saturday morning in several areas of the Region 4 Division.
The exercise was carried out between 04:30h and 10:30h.
According to the Police, several houses, suspected drug blocks and persons were searched during which a number of items were seized. These include 179 grams of suspected cannabis; one HP laptop computer and four cell phones.
Eight persons were arrested during the exercise and are in custody assisting with the investigation.