A resident of East Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, was on Tuesday arrested and charged with possession of a quantity of narcotics suspected to be cannabis.
According to a Police press release yesterday, at about 11:30 hrs, ranks from the Narcotics Branch, on an intelligence-led operation went to East Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown at the home of a forty-four- year old male who was contacted and informed by the officer in-charge of the information received and that a search of his premises was required, to which he complied.
As the ranks conducted the search in his presence in the house and yard, nothing illegal was found, however there were some zinc sheets west of his premises and the ranks opted to search there as well. A black plastic bag was found containing two compressed parcels wrapped with transparent plastic and black plastic bags which contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The suspected cannabis was shown to the suspect whereupon he was cautioned, arrested, and escorted to the Narcotics Branch, where the suspected narcotic was weighed and amounted to nine hundred and fifty three (953) grams. It was also photographed, sealed and lodged.
The suspect is currently in police custody assisting with the investigation.
