North East La Penitence man, uncle arrested in Wismar over ganja

The cannabis that was found

Police on Wednesday evening arrested a 45-year-old Georgetown man and his uncle during what the force says was an intelligence-led operation conducted at an alleged drug block in Wismar, Linden.

According to a Guyana Police Force report, ranks from Regional Division #10 between 17:45 hrs and 18:15 hrs on the day mentioned, went to the Wismar location, where they conducted a search on the North East La Penitence man who was under surveillance. A search carried out on his person turned up $15,990, suspected to be proceeds from sale of narcotics, in his right-side pants pocket.