Police nab 4 after ganja unearthed in bag of sweets
Three men and a woman were arrested by Police on Saturday afternoon after a quantity of marijuana was found in the car in which they were travelling along the Essequibo Coast.
The ganja found at Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, and the bag that contained the illegal drug
Police in Regional Division No 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam) stated that at about 12:45h on Saturday, acting on information received, ranks intercepted a silver-grey Fielder Wagon with licence plate number HD 4065, at Queenstown Public Road.
At the time, the car had four occupants, three males – including the driver – and a female who was the front seat passenger.
They were instructed to exit the vehicle and a search was conducted on their persons which they had all agreed to, however, nothing illegal was found in their possession.
A further search conducted in the interior of the car also proved futile. However, a multi-coloured bag belonging to the female passenger was found in the trunk of the car.
Upon searching the bag, a quantity of sweets, mosquito coils, and ramen was found. The bag was further searched during which a black plastic bag containing two other black bags was found.
The parcels were wrapped with transparent plastic and contained ganja.
The female passenger was told of the offence committed and cautioned, but she remained silent. She along with the three male occupants and the motor car were taken to the Anna Regina Police Headquarters.
The cannabis was weighed and amounted to 958.3 grams.
