Three persons are in custody after they were arrested on Friday night by ranks from the Mabaruma Police Station who acted on information received and searched a resort at Kumaka, Region One where they found 831 grams of suspected marijuana and 20 grams of suspected cocaine.
Police ranks at around 10.30 pm on Friday went to Lorenzo and Deneve (L&D) Resort located at Kumaka where a search was conducted in Room #4, which is occupied by Deneve Ramzan, the 32-year-old owner of the resort, in the presence of her brother Alister Peters, a 26-year-old maintenance worker at the said resort.
The police say that while searching a box containing several costumes, a black plastic bag was found containing a quantity of seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be cannabis. Ramzan was told of the allegation that she was in possession of narcotics. A further search was conducted in the washroom area, under the face sink, where Police found a plastic bag containing a quantity of a creamish/whitish substance suspected to be cocaine.
Ramzan was again told of the offence committed, and according to the police, she said: “Those things belong to my boyfriend Roberto Miggins”, whom she said was staying with her for a few days, and that they had had a problem and he was trying to “set her up”.
Police then searched Room #6, which Peters occupies, but nothing unlawful was found. In Peters’ and Ramzan’s presence, a further search was conducted in an abandoned fridge by the lobby area, where a rice bag was found containing a quantity of seeds, leaves and stems – suspected to be cannabis – wrapped with brown scotch tape.
They were told separately that they were in possession of narcotics for trafficking and they both denied having knowledge of the narcotics, claiming it belonged to Miggins.
The siblings were then arrested and placed into a Police vehicle along with the suspected narcotics. While escorting them to the station, Miggins was seen walking on the road. Ramzan immediately pointed him out to the Police.
Miggins was told of the allegation which he denied. However, he was arrested, placed in custody, and escorted to the Mabaruma Police Station. Whilst at the station, the suspected narcotics in the black plastic bag was weighed in their presence and amounted to 382 grams. The suspected marijuana was weighed, and it amounted to 20 grams, and the suspected narcotics wrapped in the brown scotch tape amounted to 449 grams.
Also at the station, Ramzan made a report against Miggins, whom she claimed assaulted her. She was escorted to seek medical attention at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital, where she was seen by a doctor on duty who treated and sent her away. She was also issued with a medical certificate. Miggins was questioned and admitted to sharing a relationship with Ramzan and said he had stayed with her in Room #4 for the past four days. At about 8 on Friday night, they had a problem, and he moved out. He also denied assaulting Ramzan. They were all placed in custody, pending charges.
