Police seize 1.2kg ganja in Berbice

Diligent work by ranks in ‘B’ Division has resulted in the seizure of some 1.248 kilograms of cannabis in two separate searches in Berbice on Friday.

In the first instance, ranks conducted random searches for illegal items on passengers travelling to Suriname via the back track route at Number 78 Village, Corentyne, but came up empty-handed. However, shortly after the departure of a vessel en-route to Suriname, the ranks found three abandoned boxes nearby; and upon examination, a total of 894 grams of cannabis was discovered.

No arrest was made, but the cannabis has been lodged and an investigation has commenced.

Meanwhile, one person has been taken into custody after ranks intercepted a car en-route to Georgetown from New Amsterdam and unearthed a quantity of cannabis.

According to reports, at about 16:00h on Friday, police stopped the hire car on the Profit Public Road, West Coast Berbice and conducted a search, during which 354 grams of cannabis were found in a bag belonging to a male passenger.

He is currently being processed for court.