ECD man busted with cocaine, ganja at Oku Backdam

– tells Police “Is me own, do a thing fuh meh nah”

Forty-six-year-old Mark Ramdass of Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was arrested following the discovery of a quantity of cocaine and ganja in a camp at Oku Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Based on reports received, police ranks visited Ramdass’ camp and found him asleep. As such, he was awakened by the ranks who requested to conduct a search in and around the camp.
During the operation, a black plastic bag was found concealed inside a pillowcase. Upon further inspection, a bottle containing several rock-like substances suspected to be cocaine, along with several small Ziplock bags containing cannabis were found.
Ramdass was immediately informed of the offence and, when cautioned said, “Is me own, do a thing fuh meh nah.” He was arrested and transported to the Bartica Police Station, where he remains in custody pending charges.
The cocaine when weighed amounted to 5.4 grams while the ganja amounted to 38.7 grams.