A taxi driver was on Monday escorted to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) headquarters after agents discovered a quantity of imported cannabis in his motorcar.
The cannabis that was unearthed during the search
CANU related that on Monday, 51-year-old Pradesh Hardwar of Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo was driving taxi HB5990 when it was intercepted. A search conducted on the vehicle in Hardwar’s presence unearthed the cannabis in the form of 12 brick-like parcels.
Hardwar and the cannabis were taken to CANU Headquarters where the drug tested positive for imported cannabis, also referred to as ‘Poppy’, with a total weight of 13.4kg, which has a street value of $5 million. Investigations are ongoing.
