A targeted police operation on Friday night led to the arrest of a 40-year-old man, who was caught transporting marijuana in his vehicle.
The operation was conducted near the Demerara Harbour Bridge where his vehicle was stopped and searched, and he was found to be in possession of 2,050 grams (4lbs) of marijuana.
The ganja that was found in the driver’s possession
It was reported that the ranks observed a silver-grey Toyota Premio car, registration PNN 7493, proceeding east in the vicinity of the Demerara Harbour Bridge at about 21:30h Friday night. The Police stopped the vehicle, and the 40-year-old driver was asked if he had anything illegal in his vehicle. The driver then indicated to the ranks that he had “some weed.” According to Police, they searched the car and found a black plastic bag containing two parcels of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The driver was arrested, and escorted to the Providence Police Station along with the narcotics, was weighed and amounted to 2,050 grams.
He remains in custody pending charges. (G9)
