A 51-year-old taxi driver was busted on Tuesday with 30 kilograms of cannabis in his vehicle, while at Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo.

According to a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) release, Pradesh Hardwar of Zeelugt Housing is in custody and assisting with the investigation.

He was arrested after CANU ranks intercepted his motor vehicle HB 5990 and found 12 brick-like parcels of cannabis during a search.

Hardwar was arrested and taken to CANU Headquarters, where the drug was tested and weighed in his presence.

It was determined that the drug was a type of foreign marijuana commonly known as “poppy” with a total weight of 30 lbs. (13.4 kg) and a street value of approximately $5M. Investigations are ongoing.