Over 400 grams of cannabis was on Monday found in a vehicle belonging to the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC).
Reports are that the driver attempted to flee during a during a stop and search exercise on the Number 19 Public Road, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The suspected cannabis found by Police
According to Police, at about 14:00h on Monday, ranks of the Lewis Manor Police Outpost, during an exercise, stopped a red X-Trail motor vehicle. The ranks were told that the vehicle belonged to the Regional Democratic Council, New Amsterdam Health Department.
On inspection, the ranks observed two brown bulky bags in the trunk of the vehicle at which time the driver sped off in an eastern direction. The ranks then gave chase and apprehended the driver.
A search was conducted on the motor vehicle, and the bags were found in the trunk of the car containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be Cannabis sativa.
The driver was arrested and escorted to Albion Police Station where the suspected cannabis was weighed and amounted to 411 grams. The suspect remains in custody pending charges.
The vehicle belonging to the Region 6 RDC
In October, an ambulance attached to the Skeldon Hospital was intercepted in Corentyne with several hundred pounds of chicken believed to have been smuggled from neighbouring Suriname. The driver has since been fired. (G12)
