RANKS from the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station on Wednesday arrested a domestic worker and a taxi driver after a quantity of narcotics was found in the house they were occupying.

In a press release, the police said that around 05:00hrs, ranks acting on information, went to Pouderoyen (Swan Street Squatting Area), West Bank Demerara, where they conducted a search on a house.

At the time, 59-year-old Bibi Zamoon Zamal, a domestic worker, and 33-year-old Travis Gilbert, a taxi driver, were in the building.

According to the police, a black string tied to a board in the kitchen area leading under the house to a beam was observed. Upon further investigation, two bulky transparent plastic bags attached to the string were found. One bag contained a quantity of a whitish rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine, while the other bag contained several brown paper parcels containing cannabis.

When informed of the offence, Zamal reportedly admitted, saying: ”I selling da cocaine and weed because I sickly and I can’t work,” while Gilbert reportedly added, “We hussling and don’t do crime.”

The release added that $14,080 was found in the right-side pocket of the pants Gilbert was wearing. A brown hand bag which was on Zamal’s bed contained $589,020.

Both suspects were arrested and taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station.

In their presence, the suspected cocaine was weighed and it amounted to 73 grammes, while the suspected cannabis amounted to two grammes.

The drugs were placed into separate transparent plastic evidence bags, sealed and lodged along with the cash for safe keeping.

Investigations are ongoing.