A 50-year-old poultry farmer of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice was arrested at the Moleson Creek Ferry Stelling at about 09:25hrs on Friday for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Police, acting on information received, conducted a thorough search of the farmer’s vehicle which was Suriname-bound and found concealed therein, several packets of cocaine which weighed in excess of five thousand, six hundred (5,600) grams.
Police said that the suspect is being processed for court.