Police early yesterday arrested two men who were occupants of a car at Bamia, Linden Highway in which 12 bulky bags containing marijuana weighing about 12.5 pounds were found on the passenger seat behind the driver.
The police in a release disclosed that at around 4 am yesterday ranks were on a mobile patrol in the area when motor car PZZ 5562 approached the Bamia Checkpoint en route to Georgetown.
However, on seeing the police at the checkpoint, the police said, the car suddenly turned around and sped off.