On Tuesday, an Assistant Superintendent, an Inspector and a Sergeant, along with a party of Police ranks conducted an intelligence-led operation on the Port Kaituma residence of Marvin Pillay, a 47-year-old taxi driver who is also from Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara.
At Port Kaituma, North West District, the police say that Pillay resides in a flat wooden building measuring 20 feet x 10 feet in width and length respectively, facing west in an unfenced compound.
The police team, on arrival, contacted Pillay at the front of the house and requested to conduct a search of his living quarters for Firearm, Ammunition, and Narcotics.
Pillay agreed to the search which was done in his presence. During the search, a release from the police said that the ranks unearthed a brown cardboard box containing a black plastic bag. Inside the bag were two transparent plastic bags containing a whitish, brick-like substance suspected to be cocaine, a quantity of cash, several zip-lock bags containing a quantity of blue pills, pink pills, and green pills.
The police said that a further search of the box unearthed a quantity of pinkish-redish pills and transparent zip lock bags containing whitish crystal.
Further checks were made inside the building and the ranks found — on a shelf, a white plate containing a quantity of creamish, rock substance suspected to be cocaine, as well as a yellow plate containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
They also found a National Identification card in favour of Marvin Pillay and other personal documents.
The ranks then took possession of the suspected narcotics and documents.
Pillay was told of the offence committed, cautioned, and then escorted to the Port Kaituma Police Station, where the suspected narcotics were weighed in his presence and amounted to:
suspected cocaine: 239.6 Grams
139 Metamphetamine Pills which amounted to 115.9 Grams
29 ziplock bags containing a creamish, crystals (Sugar) substance: 63.5 Grams.
Suspected Cannabis 4.4 Grams
In addition, four cellular phones with three Digicel Sim Cards, a Tin Certificate, Driver’s License, a National Identification card, and a Hire Car license and Gy$42,790 in cash were found in a black hand bag.
Marvin Pillay was later placed in custody pending charges.
