On Tuesday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at Cambridge Mahaica, East Coast Demerara during which they intercepted 206 lbs of marijuana and held a man after a car chase.
A CANU release said that the officers attempted to stop a silver/grey motor vehicle with the license plate # PAB 2143, which was proceeding east along the Mahaica public road. The driver refused to stop, prompting the officers to pursue the vehicle.
The release said that the driver continued to drive at a fast rate which caused him to lose control of the said vehicle which resulted in the vehicle going into a canal on the southern side of the Mahaica road. The driver and another occupant then attempted to flee. The driver was apprehended, but the other occupant managed to escape in the nearby bushes.
A subsequent search of the motor vehicle, revealed seven salt bags containing several parcels, suspected to be cannabis.
Tion Clinton Thompson, 31 years, of Golden Fleece, West Coast, Berbice was arrested and escorted to CANU headquarters with the suspected narcotics.
The narcotics (49 parcels) tested positive for cannabis, with a total weight of 93.6 kg approximately 206 lbs and a street value of approximately $13M.
Investigations are ongoing.
