An operation led by Commander 4 ‘B’ along with a party of police ranks was conducted on Friday on the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, where a minibus was stopped and searched, and Police found 11,200 grams of suspected marijuana.
Police stopped a white Pitbull minibus (Route 94 with Registration #BAB 5234), driven by a 38-year-old resident of Wismar, Linden. The minibus was, at the time, en route to Lethem with several passengers, a release from the police said.
A search was subsequently carried out on the minibus and passengers’ belongings, where a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis wrapped in transparent plastic was found in a brown cardboard box on top of the minibus.
The driver and a 29-year-old passenger from Hadfield Street were told of the offence committed and cautioned. They were then arrested and escorted along with the suspected cannabis to Regional Police Division Headquarters 4B, where the suspected cannabis was weighed and amounted to 11,200 grams.
Statements were taken from the other passengers. Investigations continue.
