A 39-year-old taxi driver of Durban Street and a 20-year-old woman of ‘A’ Field Sophia were arrested on Tuesday after police seized 33.9 pounds of cannabis in a vehicle intercepted at a Mahaicony Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) roadblock.

Reports indicate that police stopped the car and searched the two persons about 03:30hours but found nothing on the suspects; however, a further search revealed two large bags containing seven compressed parcels of cannabis.

Police said the latter confessed to owning the illegal items. They were both arrested and escorted to the Mahaicony Police Station.

The parcels were weighed in the presence of the duo and it amounted to 15, 412 grams. investigations are continuing.