A 60-year-old businessman was on Thursday arrested by agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) with a quantity of cannabis at David Rose Street, Bagotville, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
CANU stated that on the day in question, its officers, acting on information received, conducted an operation at Prince Bagot’s residence, where a quantity of cannabis and ecstasy was found.
He was arrested and taken to CANU Headquarters, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 912 grams (g) and the ecstasy weighed 11 g.
Bagot, however, appeared before Magistrate Weaver at the Wales Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
He pleaded not guilty and was granted $150,000 bail will make his next court appearance on February 17, 2026.
Earlier in the year, CANU reported that it had seized 235.9 kilograms (kg) of cocaine, 726.3 kg of cannabis, 674 g of ecstasy, 83 g of methamphetamine, and 9.16 g of cannabis products during 2025.
The estimated cost for the seized drugs is $433,973,770: $235.9 million worth of cocaine and $197.7 million worth of cannabis.
This translates to 117 arrests, with 62 persons being charged for narcotics-related offences in 2025.
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