Miner busted with ganja at checkpoint in Reg 7

A Police operation in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) led to the discovery of 560 grams of cannabis in a lorry.
Police stated that ranks were on duty at 70km Police Checkpoint, when they intercepted a motor lorry bearing registration number GLL 1703 that was at the time being driven by a 27-year-old from Itaballi Landing. There were five other occupants in the vehicle.

A search was carried out on the occupants and their personal belongings but nothing illegal was found. However, the ranks found a grey five-gallon bucket in the truck’s tray, which contained one red plastic bag with a quantity of cannabis.
The driver and occupants of the vehicle were questioned, when one of the occupants, Quacy Wright, replied, “Officer, I buy the weed from a pusher man at Timehri”.
The suspected cannabis was weighed in the suspect’s presence and amounted to 560 grams. Wright is expected to make his court appearance shortly.