Pouderoyen residents throw bricks, bottles at Police after drug bust

Several residents of Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara have hurdled bottles and bricks at the Police, in the process damaging a vehicle following a drug bust.
Reports are that at about 22:45h, four ranks on patrol duty were at Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen when they observed two males and a female standing next to a fence on the southern side of the street.
As the vehicle approached them, one of the males threw a black bag over the fence and began walking away from the scene. This led ranks to intercept him and retrieve the bag, which contained several small Ziplock plastic bags with a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis sativa.
Police then searched the man’s person, and found a Ziplock plastic bag with a quality of leaves, seeds and stems, also suspected to be cannabis sativa.
According to the Police, during this time, the female, who claimed to be the sister of the suspect, began to behave in a disorderly manner as she tried to free him from the Police.

Her actions drew a large crowd, and she and some members of the crowd began assaulting the Police in an attempt to free the suspect.
“As the Police succeeded in arresting the suspect and placing him into the vehicle, upon driving (away), the female jumped into the tray of the vehicle and said she was going with her brother, while she began stripping her clothing off and behaving in a disorderly manner, claiming that the Police were stripping her,” the Guyana Police Force said in a statement on Wednesday.
Additionally, the statement said that as the vehicle proceeded out of the street, it was observed that the road was blocked with a lamp post and an old refrigerator, among other items placed across the roadway.
“During that time, several bricks and bottles were hurtled from different directions, hitting the vehicle’s front windscreen and resulting in same being damaged. Persons then began running towards the vehicle, which was stationary at this time.
“A Police rank discharged a round in the air from his service firearm, and this resulted in the crowd retreating,” the GPF statement detailed.
By this time, calls for backup were made, and other ranks arrived on the scene and assisted their colleagues in clearing the road of the obstacles.
Police have said that a man who refused to provide his name and other particulars to the police, but who was seen within the crowd assaulting a constable was arrested for assaulting a Peace Officer and for disorderly behaviour.
The trio – which included a 20-year-old female and males – were escorted to the Vreed-en-Hoop Station, where they were placed into custody.
at the station, the female was arrested for disorderly behaviour and for assaulting a peace officer.
The narcotics were weighed in the presence of the first suspect, and it amounted to 63 grams and four grams respectively.
The injured constable was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was treated.