A male and a female have been taken into custody after an intelligence-led operation unearthed more than one kilogram of ganja in their home at Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara on Thursday.
Acting on information received, Police went to the Lot 202 Grove Squatting Area home of Erron Rigby, a 28-year-old welder, and Leisha Braam, a 24-year-old security officer, and successfully requested permission to search the premises.
The ganja that was unearthed during the search
During the search, several transparent parcels and Ziplock bags containing quantities of cannabis were discovered in the bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedroom, and a section of the ceiling.
Rigby and Braam were reportedly shown what the police had found, and were told of the offence they had committed, but they remained silent. They were escorted to the Grove Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 1.05 kilograms.
They remain in custody, pending charges.
