A 27-year-old unemployed male resident of Victoria Road in Plaisance, East Coast Demerara is now in Police custody after he was found with a quantity of ganja on his person on Boxing Day.
This man was reportedly arrested at around 16:00h on Boxing Day, when a party of Police ranks were conducting surveillance in the vicinity of Victoria Road, Plaisance in a private vehicle.
The cops have said that while they were in the vicinity where the arrest was made, they saw the 27-year-old man standing on the street taking out a Ziplock bag from a black plastic bag that was alongside him. As such, they approached the man, and he started to walk away. However, they managed to stop him and conduct a search of his person.
During that search, they found in the waist of his pants a Ziplock bag containing a number of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The black plastic bag was searched, and eight small Ziplock bags containing a number of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis were found.
The man was told of the offence committed, and was arrested and escorted to the Sparendaam Police Station, where the cannabis, when weighed in his presence, amounted to 28 grams. The suspect has been placed in custody, pending investigation.
The ganja that was found on the 27-year-old male at Plaisance
This is the second ganja discovery in the community of Plaisance, ECD in a matter of just a few weeks. About three weeks ago, Police from Regional Division 4C (East Coast Demerara) found 570 grams of marijuana hidden under a bucket in an abandoned yard at Plaisance.
A report from the Police Division indicated that a party of Policemen had conducted a cordon-and-search exercise in Britton Street, Plaisance, and several persons as well as the area were searched. The ranks found a black plastic bag containing a number of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, which was in an abandoned property under a bucket.
The suspected cannabis was taken to the Sparendaam Police Station, where it was weighed and amounted to 570 grams. It was then sealed and lodged in the General Property Book. No one was arrested. (G9)
