A thirty-one-year-old plumber was on Monday arrested after he reportedly threw a bag containing ganja over a fence at Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The plastic bag and the drugs that were found during the operation
Based on reports received, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) was conducting an operation at the location when they observed the plumber, of the said address, carrying a black plastic bag in his hand. He was at the time standing in front of a two-storey building.
However, upon seeing the officers entering the yard, the suspect ran into the lower flat of the building, and the drug enforcement officers gave chase. The suspect reportedly exited the lower flat through a back door, leaving a trail of Ziplock bags containing ganja, before throwing the black plastic bag over a concrete fence.
The man was subsequently arrested and the black plastic bag retrieved. Upon inspection, ranks unearthed several small Ziplock bags containing the illegal drug.
The cannabis, when weighed, amounted to 200 grams.
The man has been taken to the CANU Headquarters, where he is assisting with investigations.
Only recently, ranks of CANU and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) destroyed more than $100 million in illicit drugs, including cocaine and marijuana that had been seized over the past two years. The joint operation, which was conducted at Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown, saw over 2,000 kilograms of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamines and other illegal drugs being destroyed by fire. The drugs carried a total street value of more than $100 million.
The drugs that were destroyed are all from matters that are no longer engaging the courts.
