Police in Regional Division #7 conducted mobile patrols over the weekend between Kamarang Landing and Waramadong Village, where a quantity of narcotics and a shotgun were found in the two areas.
Narcotics and cash found during the patrol at Waramadong Village
According to the police, on Saturday, February 1, during one the mobile patrols, the police team observed Rodinson George behaving suspiciously in Waramadong Village.
A search was subsequently conducted on George, during which several transparent zip-lock bags containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis (totalling 8 grams) and methamphetamine (totalling 1.7 grams) were found in the pocket of his pants.
George was informed of the offence, cautioned, arrested and escorted to Kamarang Police Station for further processing.
Then about 11:00 h Sunday, February 2 the same police patrol team was on mobile patrol at Kamarang Landing when it received information, leading them to a small, tarpaulin camp near the Kamarang riverside.
Police entered the camp and discovered a long object wrapped in a white sheet under the bed.
The sole occupant, Maxcylen Conrado, claimed the object belonged to her husband, Ramesh Issacs.
Police unwrapped the object and found it to be a 20-gauge single-barrel shotgun with no serial number seen.
Maxcylen was questioned about a firearm license, and she stated that her husband, Ramesh, owned the firearm.
Ramesh Issacs was contacted and admitted he did not possess a firearm license.
He was cautioned, arrested, and escorted to Kamarang Police Station and placed into custody.
Investigations are ongoing.
