A FOURTEEEN-year-old girl was taken into police custody after police found a wash tub filled with cannabis at a West Ruimveldt, Georgetown house on Thursday last.
Police said that the juvenile and the cannabis were taken to the East La Penitence Police Station, where the drugs were weighed in her presence and amounted to 11.352 pounds.
According to Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Assistant Commissioner, Royston Andries-Junor, the detention of the juvenile was in keeping with the Force’s Standard Operating Procedures. “At no time was the juvenile placed in any lock-ups; at no time was the juvenile questioned by any male detective; and at no time was the juvenile handcuffed,” Andries-Junor said in a statement.
He noted that the investigation has been completed and the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for advice. On Thursday last, ranks of Regional Division Four ‘A’, acting upon information received, conducted the search at the West Ruimveldt residence which was solely occupied, at the time, by the teenager.

They found her on a bed and during the search. Ranks discovered a wash tub containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems, suspected to be cannabis, under the said bed.
According to the statement, shortly after they arrived at the house, the ranks were approached by a 26-year-old female who claimed to be the daughter of the owner of the property and the sister of the juvenile in the house. The woman claimed that the mother was out of town; the 14-year-old was subsequently released from custody after four days.