Linden labourer nabbed with ganja in Lethem

A 23-year-old labourer from Mackenzie, Linden, Region 10, was nabbed on Friday with a quantity of cannabis during an operation at Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine. Based on reports received, Police were conducting an exercise at a business premises in the area when they observed a male arriving at the location acting in a suspicious manner. As such, a search was conducted on him, during which a quantity of cannabis was found in a side bag he was carrying.
Further checks were conducted in an unoccupied building located near the premises, during which a bulky black plastic bag containing another set of cannabis was discovered. The suspect was arrested and taken to the Lethem Police Station, where the cannabis found in the unoccupied building was weighed and amounted to 2129 grams (g).
The ganja found in the suspect’s possession weighed 36g. He remains in Police custody as investigations continue.