Thirty-two-year-old Patrick Roach of No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), was taken into custody following the discovery of 6.8 pounds (lbs) of ganja during a roadblock exercise along the Helena Public Road, Mahaica, ECD, on Thursday.
Police stated that ranks conducted a stop-and-search exercise at the location where they intercepted a black Fielder wagon motor car with the driver as the lone occupant.
The ranks reportedly conducted a search of the vehicle, during which six transparent plastic parcels containing a quantity of cannabis were found concealed in the engine compartment.
The 32-year-old man was arrested and taken to the Mahaica Police Station, where the marijuana was weighed and amounted to 6.8 lbs.
Meanwhile, he was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and appeared before Magistrate A Wilson at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him.
He pleaded not guilty and was subsequently remanded to prison until March 31, 2026.
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