Eleven persons were arrested and one person charged and sentenced to two years in jail after a police operation in Berbice unearthed more than 11 kilogrammes of narcotics yesterday morning.
According to a police press release, the Guyana Police Force, with assistance from its Narcotics Branch, conducted a cordon and search operation in New Amsterdam between 4 am and 8:30 am where 11 persons, inclusive of two females were arrested in connection with several offences including the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, discharging a loaded firearm and robbery under arms.