Eight persons including a twenty-three-year-old labourer were on Saturday midday arrested by police following a raid at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.
A plastic bag containing cannabis and suspected stolen items were seized.
According to a police press release, acting on information received, police carried out a raid between 12.30 pm and 1.10 pm at the home of a labourer. It was stated that police upon arriving at the residence, told the labourer the purpose of the exercise being carried out. They also said that they were informed that he was in receipt of narcotics, guns, ammunition, and stolen items and wanted to conduct a search for the same.