A 27-year-old Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) man is now in Police custody after he was busted with 99 grams of suspected cannabis.
Police said the man was busted during an intel-led operation spearheaded by an Assistant Superintendent of Police at a shop located at Fourth Avenue, Bartica, at about 13:00h on Monday.
The cannabis which was found on Monday
According to Police, during the operation, the ranks went to the shop, where they observed the 27-year-old man walking out of a bushy area not far from the shop.
The suspect was apprehended and escorted back to the bushy area, where a black bulky plastic bag was found. Upon examination, several transparent plastic bags containing a quantity of seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be cannabis were found.
The man admitted ownership of the cannabis and was escorted to the Bartica Police Station, where the drug was weighed and amounted to 99 grams. He remains in custody pending investigation.
