LAW enforcement officers, on Sunday, conducted an intelligence-led operation targeting known drug blocks in the East Coast Demerara village of Buxton, resulting in the arrest of one man and the seizure of a quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cannabis.

According to a police report, the operation was carried out on July 20, 2025, between 20:45 and 22:15 hrs during which ranks intercepted a 33-year-old construction worker of Buxton Middle Walk.

“A search was conducted on his person during which a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis was found in a black one-strap bag he was carrying,” the police said.
The suspect was promptly arrested and taken to the Vigilance Police Station. There, the suspected narcotic was weighed and found to amount to 41 grams. The man remains in custody pending charges.

In a follow-up search at Buxton Middle Walk, specifically in an area locally known as “Spliff Street,” the police discovered a stash of illicit substances abandoned on a table.
The release stated that, “fifty-nine transparent Ziplock bags containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis were found in a black plastic bag,” along with “eighteen green plastic containers containing suspected cannabis” and “one large white plastic bag containing more of the same substance.”

Police also discovered “twenty-nine transparent ziplock containers containing a whitish substance suspected to be Methamphetamine” as well as “several empty ziplock bags and wrappers commonly used for smoking.”

All of the items were transported to the Vigilance Police Station, where the suspected cannabis was weighed and amounted to 379.8 grams.
The suspected methamphetamine weighed 19.6 grams. The seized narcotics were photographed and lodged as the investigation continues.
Police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing.