Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) seized a quantity of cannabis at Tabatinga, Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) on Saturday.
CANU said its officers conducted an operation at a premises in Tabatinga during which a search was carried out in the presence of the property owner. This led to the discovery of nine plastic-wrapped parcels of suspected cannabis.
The drug that was found in the Lethem property
The owner was arrested and escorted to the Lethem Police Station along with the suspected drugs.
The narcotic tested positive for cannabis and amounted to approximately 10 kilograms (about 22 lbs).
According to CANU, the cannabis found at the suspect’s property has a street value of approximately $3M. Investigations are ongoing.
