POLICE ranks in Regional Division Seven are investigating the discovery of a quantity of suspected cannabis found on Friday, December 12, at about 07:15 hrs at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint in Cuyuni Mazaruni.
A press release from the force noted that ranks were on duty at the checkpoint when a motor pickup bearing registration number GVV 3523 arrived en route to Black Water Backdam. The vehicle was driven by a 47-year-old man of Bartica and was occupied by two male miners, aged 51 and 31 years.
A search was conducted on the occupants and the vehicle. During the exercise, ranks examined the clothing of the 51-year-old miner of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, and discovered a bulky transparent plastic bag containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis in the pocket of his pants.
The miner was arrested and escorted to the Itaballi Police Outpost along with the suspected narcotics, where he remains in custody. The suspected cannabis was weighed in his presence and amounted to 16.4 grams. It was lodged as investigations continue.
