POLICE on an ATV mobile patrol in the Waini Backdam, Cuyuni River recently intercepted a man with a quantity of cannabis in a haversack he was carrying.
According to the police, upon seeing the patrol the man fled into a nearby camp and they gave chase and apprehended the suspect. A search of the haversack revealed a quantity of cannabis in a black plastic bag.
The 33-year-old suspect of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown was arrested and escorted to Bartica Police Station where the drugs was weighed and amounted to 856 grams. He is expected to be charged soon.
Police in ‘F’ Division (Interior locations) also recently arrested 21-year-old Kavita Surujnauth of Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) after she was intercepted at the Bartica Stelling with almost three pounds of cannabis.
Police, acting on a tip-off, stopped and searched the unemployed woman, who was reportedly carrying a parcel wrapped in black plastic bags and secured with scotch tape. She was taken to the Bartica Police Station, where the illegal substance was weighed and amounted to 1.29kg