Tuschen man busted with ganja during Police roadblock

Lestroy Archibald of Tuschen Old Scheme, East Bank Essequibo has been nabbed at a roadblock at Mango Landing in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), after he was found to have 21.4 grams of ganja in his possession.

Arrested: Lestroy Archibald

Reports are that two ranks were performing ‘stop-and-search’ duty at the Mango Landing Police Outpost on Wednesday when they intercepted Route #72 minibus BXX 5372, being driven by a 63-year-old man.
The four passengers and their personal belongings were searched, and one transparent plastic bag was found hidden among some clothing in a haversack belonging to Archibald. A closer inspection of the plastic bag unearthed a quantity of cannabis.

The ganja that was found in the haversack

The 29-year-old Archibald was taken to the Mahdia Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 21.4 grams. He is expected to be charged shortly.


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