Fifty-nine-year-old Bryan Wharton of Hibiscus Street, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was on Monday busted with 21 million dollars’ worth of ganja during a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) operation.
Based on reports received, last Monday, CANU officers conducted an operation at Hibiscus Street, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, during which 11 parcels of ganja were unearthed. Wharton was, as such, arrested and escorted to CANU Headquarters along with the narcotics, which when weighed amounted to 22.8 kilograms, which has a street value of approximately $21 million (US$102,000). Wharton remains in custody, pending charges.
The ganja found in West Ruimveldt
And during another CANU operation on Monday at Central Tabatinga, Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), several small parcels of cannabis and cocaine were found in the compound of a grocery shop.
The narcotics, when weighed, amounted to 44 grams, while the cocaine weighed 22 grams. No arrest has been made, as investigations continue.
