Within hours, Police ranks were able to arrest two suspects after a quantity of cannabis was found in their respective homes during separate searches.
The 13 parcels of cannabis found at the Prashad Nagar house
A 69-year-old businessman of South Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, was arrest late Friday night after Police found over 400 grams of cannabis during a search at his shop located along the Konawaruk River, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Reports reaching Guyana Times indicate that sometime around 23:30h, acting on information received, Police ranks swooped down to the suspect’s business place at Takuba Lodge Backdam, Konawaruk River, where a search was conducted. During the search, the ranks unearthed 410 grams of the illegal substance. Meanwhile, Police in A Division (Georgetown) received certain information and went to a house in Prashad Nagar, Greater Georgetown, where they discovered in excess of 52 pounds of compressed cannabis. A 60-year-old male was arrested after ranks conducted a search at his home and unearthed 13 taped parcels of the illegal substance, which was later weighed and amounted to 24 kilograms.
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