A SPEEDING motorcar which breached a police cordon in front of the Fort Wellington Police Station about 02:00hrs Monday morning, causing ranks to take evasive action to avoid being struck down, was subsequently pursued and found crashed into a tree at No. 23 Village, West Coast Berbice.

Police said on approaching, two occupants were seen exiting the vehicle and entered another which sped at great speed further west. While being pursued, the vehicle veered into a street at No. 27 Village, West Coast Berbice and ended up in a nearby trench, where two males were seen exiting and escaped through the unlit street.

The driver, 23yrs, of Onderneeming, West Coast Berbice, who is employed with a water company was arrested whilst in the process of disposing of a bag which was found to contain nineteen parcels of compressed cannabis. Both vehicles and the illegal substance which weighed in excess of twenty pounds (9,165 grams) are lodged, as stringent efforts are currently being made to have the other suspects arrested and brought to justice.