Police in Regional Division Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Friday evening arrested a self-employed man with 29 grams of marijuana.
Reports are at about 21:00h, ranks went to Third Street and Third Avenue Bartica, opposite a popular night club, where they arrested the 40-year-old man called “Bear”.
At that time, the man was operating a pushcart retailing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. One of the ranks searched his person and the pushcart and found a haversack containing 28 small bags containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
Following the bust, the man allegedly confessed ownership of the drugs and was arrested.
At the Bartica Police Station, the marijuana was weighed and amounted to 29 grams. He remains in custody pending charges.
