Police are on the hunt for a duo who allegedly disposed of two bags containing 14.497 kilograms of cannabis at Parker Street, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Wednesday.
The large amount of ganja retrieved by the Police
The Police have said that on the day in question, at about 11:15h, ranks were on motorcycle patrol in the area when they observed two known individuals, each with a bulky black plastic bag in their hands, standing at a koker.
Upon seeing the Police, the two men started to act in a suspicious manner; and as the ranks approached them, they threw the two bags into a nearby clump of bushes and escaped on foot.
The bags, when retrieved and examined, were observed to contain several blue-and-white and pink-and-white transparent plastic bags containing ganja. The bags of narcotics were taken to the Grove Police Station, where they were weighed and amounted to 14.497 kilograms.
An investigation is underway.
