THREE men were charged and later remanded to prison after ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) discovered more than 24 kilograms of foreign marijuana during West Coast Demerara operations on Monday.

According to CANU, Kenner Arjun, Antonio Bobb, and Pooran Seemangal appeared before Magistrate George at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where they all pleaded not guilty to the offence of possession of 21.714 kgs of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

Additionally, Arjun pleaded not guilty to the offence of possession of 3.128 kgs of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

Bail was refused for trio, and they were all remanded to prison until August 20, 2025.

CANU said acting on information received, ranks intercepted a motor car, which allegedly led to the discovery of several parcels containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be foreign marijuana.

Bobb and Seemangal were arrested and escorted to CANU headquarters along with the suspected narcotic, which tested positive for foreign marijuana commonly known as “Creepy” and weighed 21.714 kilograms.

Further, whilst conducting a follow-up investigation in Hague, West Coast
Demerara, ranks searched a residence, which reportedly led to the discovery of an additional quantity of foreign marijuana, which weighed 3.138kgs. Arjun was arrested in connection with that discovery and was also escorted to CANU headquarters.