Four men were arrested by Police in Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Saturday after they were found with more than 54 pounds of marijuana during an operation.
The cordon and search exercise was conducted between 04:40h and 06:30h during which several houses were searched.
The marijuana that was discovered by Police in Berbice
The houses searched were at Heartburn Village, East Bank Berbice, and Glasgow Housing Scheme, EBB, as well as at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, and Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
Among the four persons arrested during the exercise was a 31-year-old labourer of Heartburn Village for alleged robbery under arms; a 19-year-old unemployed male of Glasgow Housing Scheme for alleged robbery under arms; a 50-year-old self-employed man of Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, for possession of narcotics, and a 38-year-old labourer of Stanleytown for possession of narcotics
The plastic wrapped ganja that was found at Nabaclis Railway Embankment
While conducting searches in Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, ranks searched an empty lot where they found a multi-coloured bag in a clump of bushes.
According to the Police, the bag contained 12 bulky parcels containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, which, when weighed, amounted to 54 pounds.
Meanwhile, Police also conducted a patrol in the Cove and John Police Station District on Friday night during which they arrested a 36-year-old construction worker of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara.
Reports are that the ranks were patrolling at Nabaclis Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, when they searched the man but nothing illegal was found on his person. However, a search was conducted on a blue plastic barrel about 10 feet away from where he was, and a transparent plastic-wrapped parcel containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems was found.
Ranks took possession of the narcotics and the man was arrested and taken to the Cove and John Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 424.5 grams.
He remains in custody pending charges.
