Ranks from the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station, acting on information received, on Wednesday at about 05:00h, went to Swan Street in the Pouderoyen Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara, and arrested two persons who had a quantity of cocaine and marijuana in their possession.
Police have said that upon arrival at the address in question, ranks conducted a search of the occupants thereof – a 59-year-old domestic worker and a 33-year-old taxi driver – but found nothing incriminating on their persons. A further search was conducted on the premises in their presence, and Police stumbled upon a black string tied to a board in the kitchen area.
The drug that was found during the raid
It led to a beam under the house, and when ranks pulled at the said string, two bulky transparent plastic bags were discovered attached to the string. One of those bags contained a quantity of whitish, rocklike substance suspected to be cocaine, while the other bag contained several brown paper parcels containing cannabis.
The two occupants of the home were told of the offence committed, and under caution, the female responded: “I selling da cocaine and weed because I sickly and I can’t work,” while the male said: “We hustling, and don’t do crime.”
The ranks carried out another search on the male, and found $14,080 in his right-side pants pocket, while a brown handbag that was on the female’s bed was found to contain $589,020.
The suspects were arrested and escorted to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station, where the suspected cocaine was weighed and amounted to 73 grams, while the suspected cannabis amounted to two grams. The narcotics were placed into separate transparent plastic evidence bags which were sealed and lodged, along with the cash, for safekeeping.
The suspects are currently in custody assisting with investigations pending charges. (G9)
