Police unearth ganja in Essequibo Coast, Mon Repos searches
Police unearthed a quantity of marijuana in separate searches on Wednesday and Thursday.
Reports are that the marijuana was found at Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
In the first instance, at about 17:20h, law enforcement officers were on a mobile anti-crime patrol in the vicinity of Aberdeen Public Road, Essequibo Coast, when they saw a black Premio motor car, HD 2648, proceeding south.
As a result, the vehicle was stopped and all four of its occupants were asked to disembark.
The ganja that was found at Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast
The ranks then requested to search their person but nothing illegal was found. However, a further search was conducted in the interior of the car and a black plastic bag with four transparent plastics containing several leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis was found.
It was shown to the driver and occupants, and they were all told of the offence, arrested and taken to the Anna Regina Police Station.
The cannabis was weighed and amounted to 120.5 grams. They remain in custody pending charges.
The marijuana that was found at Mon Repos, ECD
Meanwhile, on Thursday at about 10:30h, ranks from the Beterverwagting Police Station, ECD, conducted a cordon and search exercise on the premises of a resident of Mon Repos, ECD.
As Police arrived, the resident was seen sprinting from his premises. Upon seeing this, the Police ranks searched the premises and leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, and several whitish-looking substances suspected to be cocaine were found on the suspect’s bed.
The marijuana and cocaine were taken to the Beterverwagting Police Station and weighed where it amounted to 17.5 grams of cannabis and 4 grams of cocaine.
An investigation was launched. (G9)
