Linden man arrested after disposing 50lbs of ganja in the Demerara River
– Police on the hunt for 2 others
Twenty-three-year-old Keron Layne of One Mile Extension, Wismar Linden was on Monday arrested following the discovery of over 50 pounds of cannabis.
Police stated that on the day in question, police ranks were on mobile patrol duties in the vicinity of Wismar Bridge in Linden when they observed three males on two unmarked XR motorcycles heading west on the Wismar Bridge.
Arrested Keron Layne and the ganja that was retrieved from the river
As such, the patrol Ranks stopped their vehicle and attempted to intercept the motorists but on seeing the police, the two motorcycles came to a halt.
The three men then disembarked the motorcycles and disposed of two large plastic bags in the river after which they attempted to escape.
In so doing, one of them who was later identified as Keron Layne of One Mile Extension, Wismar was arrested. However, the police retrieved the bags from the river and upon inspection found a quantity of ganja.
The cannabis along with Layne was escorted to the Wismar Police Station where the illicit plant was weighed and amounted to 25.2 kg (55.556 lbs). Layne remains in custody pending charges.
The police are on the hunt for the two others.
