Ishmael Junior, a 29-year-old man from Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Thursday by Police ranks on mobile patrol duties in the Providence Station district.
A release yesterday from the police force said that the ranks, while patrolling on the western side of Providence Public Road heading in a northern direction in the vicinity of Lambada Sports Bar, saw a man standing near the bar. The ranks recognised him as someone whom the Police were looking for in relation to a larceny report.
As such, the patrol vehicle stopped, and ranks approached him, identified themselves, and asked him to identify himself, which he did as Ishmael Junior.
One of the ranks then told him that he was wanted by the Police in relation to an ongoing investigation.
Police then conducted a search on his person and found a bulky black plastic bag in his left pants pocket. The bag was opened in his presence, and several small transparent ziplock plastic bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be Cannabis were found.
When cautioned, the police said that he stated: “Officer, I just buy an ounce weed fah $5000 because I is a chain smoker and I just decide fah sell a couple pack because I got me children dem fah look after”.
He was then arrested and escorted along with the suspected cannabis to the Providence Police Station, where the suspected cannabis was weighed in his presence and amounted to 34 grams.
He was placed in custody at the Providence Police Station pending further investigation and charges.
