A police operation between 18:00h and 20:40h on Friday, along the East Coast corridor, led to the premises of a 45-year-old shop owner which was searched, and two transparent plastic bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis, wrapped in a black plastic bag were found.
Suspected cannabis leaves, seed and stems found on the premises
According to a police report, a further search outside the premises led to a car tire near the shop, where a black plastic bag containing 25 small ziplock plastic bags, all containing leaves seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis were also found.
The suspect, who was not named in the report, was arrested and escorted along with the suspected narcotics to the Police Station.
In his presence, the suspected cannabis was weighed and amounted to 26.2 grams. The 25 ziplock plastic bags containing suspected cannabis were also weighed and amounted to 106.9 grams.
Both parcels were marked, sealed and lodged.
The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.
near the shop, where a black plastic bag containing 25 small ziplock plastic bags, all containing leaves seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis were also found.
