A 26-year-old man is currently in police custody after five grammes of suspected cannabis was allegedly found during a search of his Tabatinga, Central Rupununi home.

According to a Guyana Police Force release, ranks were on patrol on Tuesday when they noticed a group of persons gathered in front of a house. Having seen the gathering, the law enforcement officers became suspicious and requested a search to be done on the house.

The release indicated that the 26-year-old man identified himself as the owner of the house and agreed for the search to be done in his presence.

It is alleged that during the search, the police found a wrapped transparent plastic bag containing five small ziplock bags with a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems, suspected to be cannabis, on a television stand in the living room.

The owner was then told of the offence and cautioned. He reportedly admitted that the cannabis was his.

The man was then arrested and escorted to the Lethem Police Station along with the narcotics, which was weighed in his presence and amounted to five grammes.
Investigations are ongoing.