THE police, on Sunday in Albouystown, arrested a male teenager with 1,445 grammes of cannabis.

According to information from the police, the youth, who resides in Victoria Street, Albouystown, was seen acting suspiciously and was pursued by officers who were on patrol in the area.

“When approached by the police, he ran into his house and was found in the south-western room of his house with a green bulky haversack in his hands,” said the police.

The police took possession of the haversack and found three transparent plastic parcels which contained leaves, seeds and stems which appeared to be cannabis.

The teen’s mother was summoned to the station where she assisting with the ongoing investigation.