ACTING on intelligence received around 20:30 hrs on Thursday, police ranks from the Mahaicony Police Station intercepted a motor car (PVV 1495), parked on the southern side of Now or Never Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, facing west.

The driver and registered owner, Ramlall Ramdihal called ‘Jack’, a 38-year-old field supervisor of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, was the lone occupant in the car.

According to a press release, he was questioned and could not provide a reasonable answer for being there. The ranks then conducted a search of the vehicle in his presence and found three bulky white salt bags in the car trunk. The bags all contained parcels wrapped with suspected cannabis.

According to the police, one bag contained eight parcels, another contained four, and the final bag contained three parcels.

Ramdihal was told of the offence committed, arrested and cautioned. He claimed that he was told to pick up the three bags at No. 30 Village and take them to Georgetown where he will be paid. However, he refused to disclose whom he collected the bags from.

Ramdihal, along with the bags of suspected narcotics and motor car were escorted to the Mahaicony Police Station. On arrival, the 15 parcels of suspected cannabis were weighed in his presence and amounted to 92 lbs or 41.768 kgs. Ramdihal remains in police custody, as investigations continue.