Venezuelan national busted with cocaine during Police patrol operation in Mahaica
The cocaine that was found on the suspect
An 18-year-old Venezuelan national was on Wednesday arrested after he was found with a quantity of cocaine in his possession.
Police stated that police ranks were conducting motorcycle patrol duties at Helena #2 Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), when they observed the construction worker standing on a bridge with a black one-strap bag hanging around his neck.
As such, a search was conducted of his person and bag, during which they found seven parcels wrapped in black plastic inside a transparent Ziplock bag and one white plastic bag wrapped together.
Upon inspection, several pieces of hard, rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine were found, leading to the arrest of the Venezuelan national.He was taken to the Mahaica Police Station, where the cocaine was weighed and amounted to 11 grams. He remains in custody pending charges.
