RICKY Singh, a 35-year-old fisherman of Skeldon, East Berbice, was, on Friday, arrested after being found with 6.4 grams of suspected cocaine.

At around 18:20 hours on Friday last, ranks of Regional Police Division Number Two were on mobile patrol duty in Charity on the Essequibo Coast, when they observed Singh walking with a bag on his back, acting in a suspicious manner.

As a result, the ranks stopped and informed him that they wanted to conduct a search on his person and his belongings to which he agreed.

Whilst conducting the search, the ranks found a plastic bag containing 25 pieces of cream-like rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine.

A further search was conducted and, in his left-side trousers pocket, two smoking pipes used as smoking utensils were found.

Singh was told of the offence committed and cautioned, to which he replied: “I just buy it from someone.”

He was arrested and taken to the Charity Police Station, where the suspected cocaine was weighed in his presence and amounted to 6.40 grams.