Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Sunday nabbed a New Amsterdam, Berbice man after he was found with a quantity of cannabis.
The illegal substance found during the search at New Amsterdam, Berbice
Officers of the Central Police Station acting on information received proceeded to the Route 56 bus park, located at New Amsterdam Stelling Road.
The man, who resides at Ferry Street, NA, was searched and three parcels of suspected cannabis were found. The weighed substance amounted to 465 grams.
He was arrested and is being processed for court.
The 2019 Guyana Drug Information Network (GUYDIN) Report revealed that more than 500 persons were charged with drug-related offences during the course of last year.
Of the 500 persons charged, 110 of them were convicted for trafficking narcotics, that is, 89 for trafficking marijuana and 21 for trafficking cocaine. Additionally, a total of 38 were convicted for the possession of narcotics in 2018 – 14 for possession of marijuana, five for possession of cocaine, and seven for possession of other drugs such as ecstasy, heroin and meth. There were no convictions for possession of drug paraphernalia.
The report went on to reveal that a total of 579,412 kilograms of narcotics were taken off of the streets in 2018. This included 1050.3 kg marijuana, 182.6 kg cocaine, 0.72 kg ecstasy, 0.30 kg heroin, and 0.10 kg meth that were seized by authorities last year and a total of 578,178 kilograms of marijuana plants that were destroyed during that period.
