A police operation conducted in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Tuesday has led to ranks arresting Deon Roberts after a quantity of narcotics was discovered at the residence he shares with Blossom Holder at One Mile Potaro Road in Bartica.
According to reports, ranks descended on this home and informed the two occupants of their intention to search the premises for illegal items, including drugs, firearms and ammunition.
The drugs that were found during the search
Both Holder and Roberts granted them permission to conduct the search, but as the ranks entered the home, Roberts grabbed a small white bucket and jumped through the back window of his bedroom in an attempt to flee. He was immediately pursued and apprehended, and when the bucket was inspected, a quantity of suspected narcotics was found therein.
When weighed at the Bartica Police Station, the narcotics amounted to 427 grams of cannabis, 10 grams of cannabis gummies, three grams of ecstasy, and 22 grams of amphetamine.
Roberts remains in custody, pending charges.
