Pensioner busted with cocaine in black plastic bag
The cocaine found in the pensioner’s possession
Collymore Scipio, aka ‘David’, a 72-year-old resident of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, was on Friday busted with a quantity of cocaine at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
Based on reports received, Police ranks, acting on information received, approached the pensioner while he was carrying a black plastic bag in his right hand. A rank searched the bag and found four pieces of whitish, rock-like substance, suspected to be cocaine.
Scipio was arrested and taken to La Parfaite Harmonie Police Station, where the cocaine was weighed and amounted to 23 grams.
The pension remains in custody pending further investigation and charges.
