Nineteen-year-old Michael Gilkes of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was on Thursday arrested following the discovery of a quantity of ganja at the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling.
Police stated that at about 10:30h, ranks who were on patrol observed the teen carrying a black plastic bag in his right hand, and he was acting suspiciously.
The ganja that was found in his possession
As such, the ranks approached him and requested to conduct a search of the bag that he was carrying. Upon inspection, a quantity of cannabis was unearthed.
The teen was cautioned and taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station, where the ganja was weighed and amounted to 1108 grams. He is expected to be charged shortly.
