A 26-year-old man of 111 Miles, Wisrock, Linden is now in Police custody after ranks on patrol busted him with 156 grams of cannabis and 75 rounds of .32 ammunition at Mango Landing in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
This incident occurred at about 17:20h on Tuesday after the man was observed with a bulky haversack on a Honda XR motorcycle with no front licence plate. Upon seeing the ranks, the man swiftly turned around his motorcycle and sped away, but the ranks gave chase and managed to intercept the man in the vicinity of Lookout Mountain.
The ganja that was found at Mango Landing in Region Eight
The haversack was searched, and a number of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis were found, along with 75 live rounds of .32 ammunition. The suspect was told of the offence, cautioned, arrested, and taken into custody at the Mahdia Police Station. He is slated to be charged, but further investigations are ongoing.
Two days ago, Police from Regional Division 4C (East Coast Demerara) found 570 grams of marijuana hidden under a bucket in an abandoned yard at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara after a party of Policemen had conducted a cordon-and-search exercise in Britton Street, Plaisance and had searched several persons and buildings in the area. The ranks found a black plastic bag containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis under a bucket that was on the abandoned property.
The suspected cannabis was taken to the Sparendaam Police Station, where it was weighed and amounted to 570 grams. No one was arrested. (G9)
