OMESH Lakeram, who was wanted in connection with the recent discovery of $18.6 million in cannabis at Number 68 Village, Corriverton, turned himself over to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Wednesday. The 47-year-old man was accompanied by his lawyer, Bernard DaSilva to the CANU headquarters on Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown
CANU had issued the bulletin for Lakeram following the drug bust. Prior to intercepting the narcotics, officers had a certain location in the village under surveillance for a number of days. Things became rather interesting at around 04:00 hours on May 11, when they observed four individuals with flashlights walking through a track not too far from where they were positioned.
Their interest peaked when they observed two lights on a vessel off the shoreline. As the individuals drew closer, the CANU ranks came out of hiding, identified themselves, and called out to the men to stop. According to CANU, the men dropped whatever it was they were carrying and hurried off in separate directions. The ranks made a valiant attempt to pursue the suspects, but, due to safety concerns, they decided to discontinue the chase. On returning to the spot where the items were ditched, the CANU officials discovered four bags with several parcels inside. The bags were taken to CANU headquarters where ranks processed a total of 80 parcels of cannabis which collectively weighed 94 kilograms.