Barber among 5 busted with over 16kg ganja in Berbice

Five persons, including a Georgetown barber, were taken into custody following the discovery of a large quantity of ganja in two separate Police operations in the Berbice River and at Fort Wellington, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne)
In the first instance, ranks in Region Six intercepted a wooden boat in the vicinity of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice (EBB), on Friday evening. Upon seeing the police, one of the occupants of the vessel reportedly dropped a bulky brown bag into the river, but it was subsequently retrieved by the police.

Upon inspection, the illegal substance, weighing six kilograms, was found. As such, three men, aged 25, 28 and 39, and a 39-year-old female were arrested, and are being processed for court.
With respect to the second operation, Police stated that at about 05:30h on Thursday, Police ranks on a mobile patrol arrested a 31-year-old mason of Providence, East Bank Demerara, after he was found in possession of 10.8 kilograms of cannabis in three parcels at Fort Wellington Public Road, WCB.
The ranks reportedly observed the suspect standing on the roadway with a black handbag. He was approached and a search was conducted on his person, during which the illegal substance was found.
He is expected to be arraigned in court shortly.