Police in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) have arrested two men whom they busted with 9,979 grams of marijuana, and another who attempted to offer the police an inducement to procure the release of the arrested men.
Reports are that at about 19:47h on Wednesday, police ranks were on mobile patrol duty around Amelia’s Ward in Linden when they observed a white motorcar, PAC 9138, travelling from the Kara Kara area. The patrol attempted to get closer to the car, but it suddenly started accelerating before it turned into Block 42 and came to a halt.
The drugs that were found in Linden
Police said the driver and another occupant in the front passenger seat quickly exited the vehicle and took out two bulky black plastic bags from the back seat. But as the men were about to throw the two parcels into the nearby bushes, ranks apprehended them and took possession of the bags, which, when opened in the men’s presence, each contained leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
According to reports, the driver of the car is a 24-year-old taxi driver of Central Amelia’s Ward, and the other occupant is a 21-year-old pork-knocker of Central Amelia’s Ward.
When arrested, the driver told ranks, “Officer, we can ‘wuk’ out something”. Both men were arrested and taken to the Mackenzie Police Station, along with the motorcar and the suspected cannabis.
Upon entering the station compound, a 33-year-old construction worker approached the police ranks and offered them $453,000 as inducement for them to release the two suspects. He also was taken into custody and the cash was lodged.
Police have said the cannabis was weighed in the presence of the suspects at the station, and it amounted to 9,979 grams. The three suspects remain in police custody, pending charges.
