Construction worker nabbed with over 3kg ganja at police roadblock
A 27-year-old construction worker of Marshal Street in Annandale, East Coast Demerara was on Monday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of ganja in a haversack he was carrying.
The ganja that was found in the suspect’s haversack
Police have said that on the day in question, between 16:00h and 17:20h, a party of ranks were conducting a roadblock exercise along the Helena Public Road in Mahaica, ECD, and several vehicles were stopped, including minibus BAC 6035.
At the time, the construction worker was carrying a camouflage haversack and was observed acting suspiciously. This prompted the ranks to search the bag, which led to the discovery of two bulky parcels wrapped in transparent plastic and containing a quantity of cannabis.
The suspect was told of the offence, cautioned, arrested, and escorted along with the bag to the Mahaica Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 3,563 grams. He is expected to be arraigned in court before the end of the week.
