A 58-year-old pork knocker from Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was arrested on Monday after a quantity of cannabis was found in his pants pocket during a police patrol at Wrong Turn, Matthew’s Ridge, North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini). Based on reports received, officers stopped an All-Terrain Vehicle carrying three males, and a search was conducted on their persons as well as the ATV.
During the operation, nine small transparent Ziplock bags containing a quantity of cannabis were found in the back pants pocket of the suspect. As such, he was arrested and escorted to the Matthew’s Ridge Police Station along with the suspected cannabis, which was weighed and amounted to 12.5 grams. He remains in custody pending charges.
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