Intel-led Corentyne operation nets over 1.5kg cannabis, cook arrested

Narcotics continue to be intercepted across the country as Police intensify operations targeting the movement and storage of illegal drugs. In the latest incident, an intelligence-led operation at Number 77 Housing Scheme, Corentyne, on Sunday, uncovered more than 1.5 kilograms (kg) of cannabis and led to the arrest of a 31-year-old female cook from the area. The discovery adds to a series of drug seizures recorded over the past several days across Regions Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Seven (Cuyuni Mazaruni), and Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), signaling heightened vigilance by law enforcement. Sunday’s operation unfolded around 10:00h, when ranks from Regional Division Six launched a targeted search in an abandoned house lot located just south of the woman’s home. Inside the lot, officers found a grey jumbo garbage bag containing two transparent plastic-wrapped parcels and a white paint bucket, each holding leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The woman was immediately taken into custody and escorted to the Springlands Police Station, where the suspected narcotics were weighed in her presence. The total amounted to 1.585 kg before the items were processed and lodged as the investigation continues.