POLICE are on the hunt for two men who escaped on Saturday, in the vicinity of Edinburgh Village, East Bank Berbice.

According to a police release, about 05:30 hrs on the day in question, the ranks were on patrol when they observed two men walking on a dam with two bulky bags on their shoulders.
“The ranks called out to the men, who subsequently dropped the bags and started running towards the nearby cane field.

“The ranks gave chase, but the men managed to escape. The two bags were checked, and ranks observed that both bags contained seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be Cannabis Sativa,” the release said.

The suspected Cannabis Sativa (marijuana) was taken to Central Police Station in New Amsterdam, Berbice, where it was weighed and amounted to 27 lbs.