Police unearths ganja on seawall, tombs in Berbice
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have discovered a quantity of marijuana at Kingelly Sea Dam, West Coast Berbice (WCB) on Friday.
Based on information received, the Police, acting on information, went to the area and discovered two large, bulky, transparent plastic parcels among several tombs.
Three motorcycles, bearing registration numbers CK 4203, CK 1363 and CH 7170, along with a green haversack containing one Samsung cellular phone, were found at the scene.
The parcels of cannabis that were discovered by Police in Berbice
Ranks have said that whilst they were making further checks in the area, a male whose name was given as “Shawn” was in close proximity to the items and was acting in a suspicious manner. As ranks approached him, he started to run. The Police gave chase, but the suspect managed to evade them.
The plastic parcels containing the drugs, along with the motorcycles and the green bag containing the cellphone, were taken to the Weldaad Police Station, where the ganja, when weighed, amounted to 29,030 grams, or 64 pounds. Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
Meanwhile, also on Friday, Region Five Commander, Senior Superintendent Edmond Cooper, and a team of Police ranks conducted a cordon-and-search exercise within the Weldaad Police Station District.
Upon receiving information, the team went to the Weldaad Seawall, where they found two large, transparent, bulky plastic parcels in a clump of bushes. The parcels were picked up and taken to the Weldaad Police Station, where
They were opened and revealed a quantity of ganja inside. Upon being weighed, the ganga amounted to 32.658 kg.
No arrest was made, but Police are continuing their investigations.
