Over 5lbs of ganja found hidden in haversack at Hadfield St

A quantity of cannabis weighing more than five pounds was discovered during an operation conducted on Sunday night, at an apartment building on Hadfield Street, Lodge, Georgetown, resulting in one woman being taken into custody. According to police, the operation was carried out at about 19:30h by ranks in Regional Division #4 ‘A’ (Georgetown). During the exercise, officers conducted a search in the yard of the premises, where they discovered seven large transparent plastic bags containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.

Police said the narcotics were found concealed inside a haversack hidden among several plants at the back of the yard. A 36-year-old female security officer, who resides at the apartment and was present at the time of the operation, was arrested and taken into custody pending investigations. The cannabis was weighed in her presence and amounted to 5.70 pounds before being lodged as evidence. Police said the woman remains in custody as investigations continue. This comes just a day after police reported on that Sunday, a separate operation in Regional Division 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) led to the discovery of firearms, ammunition and narcotics at a residence in Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden. Acting on information received, ranks conducted a search of a motor lorry parked in the yard of the residence. During the search, a haversack was found behind the driver’s seat containing several parcels of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis. Further checks resulted in the discovery of three 9mm pistols and nine .32 rounds of ammunition concealed among the suspected narcotics. A 42-year-old businesswoman of Central Amelia’s Ward was arrested and taken into custody. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of a 36-year-old male driver from Bamia, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, at his residence. The cannabis was weighed in the presence of the suspects and amounted to 4.536 kilograms (kg). The firearms, ammunition and narcotics were later lodged pending further investigation.