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Police in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) arrested three persons after a quantity of suspected cannabis and cocaine were found in their Central Rupununi yard.
Acting on information received, the party of policemen went to a house at Tabatinga, Lethem, where two males and a female were found.
During a search of the premises, a scale and a quantity of zip-lock bags were found.
When questioned, the suspects told the Police that they sell aji, however, a further search of the yard unearthed a plastic bag containing suspected cannabis under a tree.
Additionally, eight small plastic bags containing suspected cocaine were also found.
The three occupants were arrested and taken to the Lethem Police Station where the narcotics were weighed and amounted to 34 grams of cannabis and 3 grams cocaine.
They remain in custody pending charges.