Suspected trafficker nabbed with 9-lbs of ganja at Berbice Bridge

The vehicle in which the ganja was found. Inset is the packaged narcotics

A man was found with nine pounds of cannabis in the trunk of his car after trying to evade a police roadblock at the Berbice River Bridge early yesterday morning.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said in a statement that the 34-year-old man was intercepted shortly after 04:15 hrs. The man was observed driving a dark blue 212-model car, bearing registration number HB-6999. 

The police said after getting within a short distance of the roadblock, the vehicle suddenly turned and sped off at a fast rate of speed. The police chased behind the vehicle and was able to intercept it about 20 feet away from the roadblock.