The ganja that was found in the tray of the vehicle
Two residents of the ward of McDoom in Greater Georgetown have been nabbed with a quantity of ganja at Itaballi Landing in the Lower Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Police have said that ranks were conducting a mobile patrol at Itaballi Landing on Wednesday when they observed grey motor van GTT 2796 proceeding in the opposite direction. The van’s owner, a 43-year-old resident of Middle Street, McDoom, Greater Georgetown, was driving the vehicle, and there were two other occupants inside: a 63-year-old miner and a 63-year-old seaman, both of McDoom.
The vehicle was intercepted and the occupants and their personal belongings were searched, but nothing illegal was found. A further search was carried out on the motor vehicle, and a bag containing five parcels was found in its tray. Two of the parcels were wrapped in black plastic and three were wrapped in transparent plastic. Upon inspection, the parcels were all found to contain quantities of cannabis.
Upon interrogation, the miner and seaman both claimed ownership of the narcotics.
They were escorted to the Bartica Police Station, where the ganja was weighed and amounted to 3.1 kilograms. They remain in custody pending charges.
