Lethem Police intercept car with cocaine, ganja stashed in trunk

Thirty-five-year-old Duane Johnson of Tabatinga, Central Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana.
The illegal substances were found in the vehicle that he was driving at the time when it was intercepted by Police.

Police stated that acting on information received, the vehicle was intercepted and searched in Lethem during which a significant amount of marijuana and cocaine were found stashed inside the trunk of a red Nissan Juke bearing registration number PAB 3824.
At the time, Johnson, his reputed wife, and their nine-month-old son were occupants of the vehicle.
Reports stated that after the vehicle was intercepted, a search was carried out on the driver, but nothing was found. As such, ranks proceeded to search the vehicle during which 13 bulky parcels wrapped in plastic were found in a black haversack in the trunk.
In the presence of Johnson and the female occupant of the car, the parcels were opened and 11 of them contained cannabis. The other two parcels, according to Police, contained cocaine.
Johnson was told of the offence committed and cautioned after which he admitted ownership. He was then arrested and escorted to the Lethem Police Station.
The cannabis when weighed amounted to 8045 grams while the cocaine amounted to 1314 grams.