POLICE on mobile patrol in the Cummingsville Housing Scheme area of New Amsterdam were, on Friday morning, alerted to the sound of scotch tape being used presumably to tape parcels.

At the time, motor car HD 7421 was parked in front of a house, and ranks were continuing their search for the bandits who had robbed the business place of M. Ali and Sons and had hitherto eluded their dragnet.

The suspect exited the house as ranks surrounded the car, but on seeing the Police, he threw a bulky brown bag over the nearby fence. The bag was retrieved and found to contain a taped parcel, which, when opened, contained leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be from the cannabis sativa plant (marijuana).

The suspect and his vehicle were escorted to the Central Police Station, where a search carried out on the vehicle unearthed, under the back bumper of the car, an additional five taped parcels containing dried compressed marijuana weighing six kilogrammes, or 13.3 pounds.

The suspect remains in police custody. (Jeune Bailey Vankeric)