A Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man is now in Police custody after he was caught with a quantity of marijuana by Police ranks on Saturday.
Police ranks in Regional Division Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), said they were acting on information received, and went to the sideline dam bus shed at Anna Catherina, WCD, at about 21:40h on Saturday night where they arrested the 31-year-old man.
The marijuana that was found at Anna Catherina, WCD
At the time of the arrest, Police said the man had in his possession a bulky plastic bag containing 1069.8 grams of marijuana.
The ranks said on arrival at the bus shed, they observed the clerk, who is employed at the Georgetown Public Hospital, standing with a bulky black plastic bag in his hands.
Police on Sunday said that a rank then approached the man, and told the suspect that he would like to conduct a search on his person for anything illegal, and he agreed.
During the search, the Police rank then took possession of the bulky black plastic bag which he opened in the presence of Williams. Inside the plastic bag was a parcel wrapped with brown scotch tape, and with The Simpsons cartoon logo on it.
The rank claimed that he cut open the parcel in the presence of Williams, and inside were a number of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The suspect was then told of the offence committed, arrested, and escorted to the Leonora Police Station where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 1069.8 grams.
Arrested: Warren Williams
The suspect remains in custody and is slated to be charged, as further investigations continue. (G9)
