Acting on information received, at 3 am today, a party of policemen went to a house in Pike Street, North Sophia, where on arrival the ranks cordoned off the house.
A statement from the police today said that while doing so, a black bulky plastic bag was observed being thrown out from a window of the said house. Same was opened and it contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
In the said building a 30-year-old male and his 22-year-old reputed wife, a 28-year-old female and her 53-year-old reputed husband, a 28-year-old male and another male (age not verified) were found. The suspected cannabis was shown to them and they all denied knowledge or ownership.
They were arrested, the house was searched and a large scale was found. A further search was conducted on the immediate environs and outside of the yard about 30 feet from the house, a black plastic garbage bag was seen between some bushes. It contained 8 parcels of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
One white plastic bucket with a small rice bag containing 190 rounds of live .45 ammunition was also unearthed, the police said.
The cannabis that was seen being thrown out from the window was weighed and it amounted to 55 grams, the other cannabis found in the bushes was weighed and it amounted to 13.166 kilograms.
The suspects who were arrested were also questioned in respect to the other suspected cannabis and ammunition and they all denied having knowledge of same.
All six remain in custody as further investigations continue.
