Police unearth ganja, cocaine in separate searches

A 25-year-old man of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, is now in Police custody after a stop and search exercise was carried out by ranks of the Sparendaam Station.

Reports are that the search was conducted at about 19:10h on Friday when 80 grams of cannabis and 10 grams of cocaine was found.
Police said that when a search was conducted on the man, nothing was found on his person, but a subsequent search was carried out in the immediate area where he was seated at the roadside, and a transparent plastic bag containing a quantity of whitish rock-like substances suspected to be cocaine along with a black plastic bag containing the cannabis were found in the grass alongside the road.
The accused denied ownership of the narcotics. He was arrested and escorted to the Sparendaam Police Station where he refused to give a statement. He remains in custody.
Meanwhile, a 20-year-old woman was caught with 892 grams of cannabis at the Bartica Stelling, which she claimed belong to her uncle.
Police said acting on intelligence, ranks approached the suspect at about 12:40h at the Bartica Stelling after which she was taken to the Bartica Police Station.
A search was conducted on an orange handbag that was in her possession, and ranks found a quantity of cannabis wrapped in transparent plastic and concealed in a multi-coloured blanket.
The woman was placed in custody while checks made for her alleged uncle were unsuccessful.