Police have arrested a man in Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), after he was found with a quantity of ganja while selling pesticides on Tuesday.
Police stated that on the day in question, at about 12:00h, ranks were on mobile patrol in the vicinity of Charity Back Street when they observed the suspect pushing a trolley.
The man later gave his name as Shawn English, 52, a pesticides salesman, who resides at Stewartville on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD).
He was stopped after he was seen acting nervously. He was questioned about the content in the trolley and replied that he is selling.
The ranks said that they then requested a search on his person, and the same was conducted, during which a transparent plastic bag was found in the left side rear pocket of his trousers with a quantity of cannabis.
A further search was then carried out on a bag that was on the trolley and another transparent plastic bag was unearthed with ganja.
English was immediately shown the narcotics, told of the offences committed and cautioned according to the judge’s rule.
He was arrested and escorted to the Charity Police Station, where both parcels were weighed in his presence and amounted to 31.59 grams and 48.77 grams, respectively. English is presently in custody pending charges.
Only two days ago a 24-year-old miner of Hoppy Street, Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, was arrested by Police after marijuana was found in his possession.
It was reported that Police were on mobile patrol in the Westbury, Essequibo Coast area, when a search was conducted on the miner but nothing unlawful was found.
A further search was conducted on a black pouch which he was carrying at the time, and a transparent plastic containing 37 small Ziplock bags was found with cannabis.
A quantity of Fronto, a pack of bamboo paper, and $750 were also found in the bag. The miner was told of the offence committed and cautioned, to which he replied “boss is a lil hustle”.
He was then arrested and escorted to the Anna Regina Police Station where the suspected cannabis was weighed in his presence and amounted to 44.2 grams.
