Two men were arrested on Sunday in connection with the possession of suspected cannabis following a routine police patrol in the Mai Mai Dam area, Angoy’s Avenue, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Reports are that at about 10:02h, police officers, who were conducting a mobile patrol, observed a white and green motorcycle, CP 430, traveling in the opposite direction. The motorcyclist, behaving suspiciously, caught the attention of the officers. The motorcycle was intercepted, and the driver, identified as a 48-year-old called ‘Coconut Man,’ a labourer of Patrick Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, along with his pillion rider, a 25-year-old called ‘Bubble Gum,’ a security guard from Berbice River, were stopped and questioned.
The drugs that were found during the NA raids
According to Police, both men consented to a search, during which a plastic bag was found under the motorcycle seat. The bag contained leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis. One of the men admitted ownership of the substance, telling officers, “Officer, it’s just a lil weed I get there, I doing a lil thing, sir.” The men were arrested and taken to the Central Police Station with the suspected narcotics.
The narcotics were weighed, totaling 1,129 grams. Both men remain in custody pending charges.
In a separate incident on March 28, police conducted a search at Fort Ordinance Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam, after receiving intelligence on suspected criminal activity. The search, which was conducted with the consent of the 65-year-old homeowner, led to the discovery of a significant quantity of suspected cannabis.
During the search, a 46-year-old attempted to flee the scene by jumping through a window and grabbing a bulky plastic bag. He was unsuccessful in escaping and was detained. Further searches of the property led to the discovery of several bags of suspected cannabis, including a white plastic bag containing leaves, seeds, and stems, a black plastic bag with six bulky parcels of cannabis in a garbage bin, and another plastic bag containing multiple ziplock bags of cannabis hidden in a wheelbarrow under the house.
The total weight of the suspected cannabis amounted to 2,397 grams (2.39 kg). A 21-year-old porter and one of the individuals present at the house, admitted ownership of the narcotics, saying, “All the weed is me own.”
The police arrested several persons who were at the house. Some were later released on bail while one person remains in custody pending charges.
