Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) unearthed a quantity of marijuana at Corentyne in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Tuesday.
According to CANU, their ranks conducted an operation on the sea dam in No 78 Village Corentyne, Berbice, and a thorough search of the area revealed several parcels of suspected cannabis hidden behind a wooden structure located on the sea dam.
Officers then made checks around the area in an attempt to identify and apprehend the individuals involved but were unsuccessful. The narcotic drug was escorted to CANU’s Skeldon office, Corentyne, Berbice, where it tested positive as cannabis.
According to CANU, the illegal substance weighed 79.6kg, with a street value of approximately $10 million.
An investigation has been launched.
Earlier this month, CANU ranks found $14.3 million in ganja, along with a shotgun and ammo off the Corentyne Coast. The discovery was made along the coast of No 47 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.
According to CANU, its ranks with support from the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Coast Guard intercepted two vessels on the suspicion that they were transporting cannabis.
Despite the rough seas and inclement weather, CANU said the team boarded both vessels to conduct searches, during which they discovered one shotgun, a quantity of ammunition as well as suspected cannabis on one of the vessels.
Several bags containing suspected cannabis were also discovered on the other vessel.
The total weight of the cannabis found is 117 kilograms, or 257.9 pounds, and it carries a local street value of $14.3 million.
Four suspects were arrested on the two vessels. They are 44-year-old Adrian Hetmyer and 20-year-old Daniel Persaud, both from Sheet Anchor, Berbice, as well as Surinamese nationals, 41-year-old Suren Mohan and 48-year-old Imami Fizal.
The men were escorted to CANU headquarters with the suspected narcotics, shotgun, and ammunition.
The suspected cannabis was tested and weighed at CANU Headquarters.
On the first vessel that was intercepted, which was carrying the two Guyanese nationals, a total of 105.8kg, or 233 pounds, of marijuana was found.
Onboard the second vessel, which was carrying the two Surinamese, was another 11.2 kg, or 24.6 pounds, of cannabis along with the shotgun and ammunition. (G9)
