Police in Regional Division #9 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) have arrested a 20-year-old man after he was found in possession of a 34 grams of marijuana.
The discovery was made at around 19:00h on Saturday, during an operation conducted at Surama Village, North Rupununi.
During the exercise, ranks acting on information received contacted the suspect, who is also a resident of Surama Village.
Searches were conducted on the young man including a side bag he was carrying at the time, during which 17 transparent zip-lock plastic bags containing seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be cannabis were found.
He was arrested and escorted to the Annai Police Station along with the suspected cannabis, which was weighed in his presence and amounted to 34 grams before being lodged.
The man remains in custody as investigations continue.
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