Albouystown man busted with $2.5M worth of ganja

Businessman Anthony Oscar Wilson is expected to be charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking after he was busted with a quantity of cannabis during an operation conducted at his shop on Wednesday by ranks of the Customs-Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU).

The 41-year-old Wilson, of Hunter Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was arrested by CANU ranks who stated that, during the operation, a quantity of suspected cannabis was unearthed, thus leading to Wilson’s arrest.

The suspect and the cannabis were escorted to CANU Headquarters, where the drug was weighed and amounted to 18lbs (8.2kg), which has a street value of about $2.5 million. Investigations are ongoing.