Police ranks in Regional Division Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Friday evening arrested a vendor after he was found in possession of suspected marijuana and methamphetamine also called crystal meth.
The incident occurred between 20:00h and 21:30h at Second Avenue, Bartica, Region Seven.
According to reports, Police ranks conducted random searches around Bartica during which several persons were stopped and searched.
One of those persons was a 35-year-old vendor of Second Avenue, Bartica, who had a black haversack on his shoulder.
Upon searching the haversack, cops discovered 16 transparent zip-lock bags of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis along with 25 transparent zip-lock bags of what is suspected to be methamphetamine.
The illegal drugs that were found by Police in Bartica
The man was arrested and escorted to the Bartica Police Station along with the narcotics. When weighed, the cannabis amounted to 26 grams, while the methamphetamine amounted to eight grams.
He is presently in custody pending charges.
Just recently, a man was arrested with a large quantity of cannabis at the New Amsterdam Ferry Stelling.
According to Police, he was carrying two bags with his accomplice. Upon searching one of the bags, four bulky parcels wrapped in transparent plastic containing cannabis were found. Seven other parcels containing cannabis were also discovered in the second bag.
When the Police attempted to arrest both suspects, one of them reportedly jumped into the Berbice River and made good his escape.
The other suspect was arrested and taken to the Central Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 16.6 kilograms. Police are currently searching for the escaped suspect while investigations are ongoing. (G9)
