The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday made a large narcotics bust on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) of over 113 pounds and coming in at a market value of over $18 million.
In a statement yesterday, the GPF explained that the bust was made on 14th June, just about 5.30 pm at Republic Park, EBD.
This bust was led by Commander, Regional Division 4 B, Senior Superintendent Singh and was deemed as an intelligence-led operation. Two male suspects were arrested and are expected to be charged.
The drugs according to the force were found in a storage room in four 45-gallon barrels which contained several bulky plastic bags wrapped with transparent scotch tape.
The parcels were examined and found to contain a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis and the men were told of the suspicion, cautioned. They remained silent and were both arrested.
The Police later observed motorcar PVV 810 which was parked on the bridge in front of the property and which was also subjected to a search. A bulky plastic bag containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis was found.
Both men were escorted to the Diamond Police Station where the narcotics found in the motorcar was weighed and amounted to two thousand nine hundred grams (2,900) while the narcotics found in the storage room was weighed and amounted to forty-eight thousand seven hundred and fifty grams (48,750).
The total street value of the narcotic is said to be at $18.m.
