Drugs, stolen items unearthed during Police raids

…man walks into CID to claim ownership of ganja found under bed

Police in Regional Division 4A [Georgetown] on Wednesday conducted operations in Sophia, Sparendaam and Liliendaal, wherein several stolen items and illegal drugs were discovered.
In the operation at Sophia, a search was conducted on a house at ‘B’ Field, and a 27-year-old male vendor, the owner of the property, was arrested after a number of cellphones, laptops, and other electronic devices suspected to have been stolen were found in the said house.

The items that were found during the raid

The house owner and the articles were escorted to the Turkeyen Police Station and placed in custody, pending investigation.
In the operation at Fourth Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), a 22-year-old male was arrested in relation to an allegation of robbery under arms. He remains in custody, pending investigation.
At Block X Liliendaal, ECD, an 18-year-old female was arrested after a quantity of ganja was found hidden in a five-gallon paint bucket. Further inspections revealed that the bucket contained 61 small transparent bags containing the ganja.
The teenager was told of the offence committed, cautioned, arrested, and taken to the Turkeyen Police Station, where the ganja was weighed and amounted to 710 grams.
The Police have said that during the operation, a 24-year-old male walked into the Criminal Investigation Department Office and claimed ownership of the narcotics. He has also been placed in custody.
The Police have said that the operation led to the discovery of 35 cellular phones, eight laptops and 15 tablets, along with two grass cutters and one electrical saw.