A 34-year-old woman of Grove, East Bank Demerara, is now in police custody after over 100 kilograms of suspected cannabis were found stashed in the ceiling of an apartment reportedly occupied by the woman and her 57-year-old father.

According to Police Headquarters, acting on intelligence, a party of police, led by a Detective Corporal, on Friday afternoon, went to the apartment located at Backstreet Grove where the woman and another female were present at the time.

Subsequently, a search was conducted during which the ranks found a plastic barrel in the ceiling that contained several bulky plastic parcels, packed with suspected cannabis leaves, seeds, and stems.

The 34-year-old woman was cautioned, arrested and taken to the Divisional Headquarters 4B. The suspected narcotics were weighed and they amounted to 101.7 kilograms
The woman remains in custody as investigations continue.