The Guyana Police Force earlier this week arrested a man with suitcase filled with cannabis after the minibus he was travelling in was stopped at the Weldaad Public Road, in Region Five.
According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force, the interception took place on Monday around 08. 15 hrs, when minibus BSS 43028 was stopped at a roadblock. There were a total of 12 persons, including the driver, aboard the bus. “A search was carried out on the said mini-bus and a black suitcase was found which contained two bulky parcels wrapped with transparent plastic containing, leaves, seeds and stems suspected to cannabis in the trunk of the minibus,” the police said.
The driver was then questioned about the suitcase and he pointed out a male passenger who admitted ownership of the suspected narcotic.
As a result, the police said the suspect was arrested and taken to the Weldaad Police Station along with the suspected cannabis, which was weighed in his presence and amounted to 5.444 kilogrammes, equivalent to just over 12 pounds.
The suspect was placed in custody and investigations are ongoing, the statement noted.
