A 30-year-old miner of Three Miles, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) is in police custody following the of cannabis during an intelligence-led operation on Wednesday, at Fourth Avenue, Bartica.
Police in Regional Division Seven said that the raid was conducted between 16:20h and 16:50h.
During the operation, ranks visited a shop at the location where a 30-year-old miner from Three Miles, Bartica was contacted. A search was conducted on his person, resulting in the discovery of one transparent plastic bag containing five zip-lock bags with a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
Further searches were carried out within the shop, during which ranks found another transparent plastic bag containing 21 zip-lock bags with similar quantities of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The suspect and the narcotics were escorted to the Bartica Police Station, where the substance was weighed in his presence and amounted to 18 grams
The man remains in custody pending charges.
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