A TEAM of police ranks from Regional Division Seven, Bartica, on Sunday found a quantity of cocaine and marijuana at a camp in Oku Backdam Region Seven.

Reports state that at about 02:00 hours on Sunday, a team from that Regional Division proceeded to the camp of 46-year-old Mark Ramdass at Oku Backdam.

On arrival, police awoke Ramdass, who was asleep in his bed, and a search was conducted in the camp. It was during the search that they reportedly found a black plastic bag containing a bottle inside a pillowcase.

The bottle contained several rock-like substances suspected to be cocaine, along with a number of zip lock packets containing seeds, leaves, and stems suspected to be cannabis.

Ramdass, who is a resident of Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was informed of the offence committed and was cautioned, to which he reportedly replied, “Is me own, do a thing fo meh nah.”

The man was subsequently arrested and escorted to the Bartica Police Station, where he was placed into custody.

The suspected narcotics was weighed, and amounted to 5.4 grams of cocaine and 38.7 grams of marijuana.

The suspect is in presently custody and is slated to be charged.