Police on Tuesday arrested a 58-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman at No. 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice after they were found with 45 grams of cocaine.
The cocaine that was found during the search
The arrest was made between 13:40 and 17:00h, according to Police.
Reports are that ranks were conducting a search in the community for arms, ammunition and drugs when they arrived at the No. 60 Village, Corentyne property and met the female suspect. Upon seeing the Police, the woman handed a transparent glass bottle to the male suspect, who then ran into the house with it.
Police gave chase, and the man threw the bottle into some bushes in the back yard.
The Police, however, managed to retrieve the bottle, and, in his presence, carried out an examination of its contents. They unearthed two transparent plastic bags with a whitish rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine.
The two persons were told of the offence, and the male claimed ownership of the substance while the female denied ownership thereof. However, they were both arrested and taken to the No. 51 Village Police Station, where the cocaine was weighed and amounted to 45 grams.
The two suspects remain in custody pending charges. (G9)
