Carpenter arrested as Police find 5.7kg ganja in boat

A carpenter was on Sunday taken into custody after police discovered a quantity of cannabis (ganja) in a boat in the Berbice River on Sunday.

The ganja that was found in the boat

The 23-year-old carpenter of Patrick Dam Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam was the loan occupant in the boat at the time of its interception.
There were two bags containing four bulky parcels wrapped with transparent plastic and weighed in front of the suspect to the amount of 5772 grams the police said.
The man is expected to be charged with trafficking in narcotics. (G4)