Police yesterday searched the home of a ‘drug lord’ at Ithaca, West Berbice and intercepted a fibreglass boat and an engine that was reportedly used to transport illegal drugs.

Police sources told this newspaper that the search was carried out following a tip off. They also unearthed a manual on how to grow marijuana.

The drug lord who reportedly used the boat to transport marijuana from the Berbice River was not at home at the time but his wife has been taken into custody.

Meanwhile, a during a “stopping search” at Number Four Settlement, Blairmont, police sources said, a man was found with 13 grammes of cannabis in his back pocket. He is expected to appear at court today.