Chris Gonsalves, a 23-year-old labourer was arrested by police on mobile patrol in Berbice yesterday for the possession of 11.5 pounds of marijuana.
A police press release stated that ranks were on mobile patrol at around 07:45 hrs yesterday in the vicinity of First Street, Islington Village, East Bank Berbice, when they observed a man walking along the street near the sea wall, acting suspiciously.
Ranks approached the man, who identified himself as Chris Gonsalves of West Canje Berbice, the release said. A search was carried out on his person and the immediate surroundings, during which police found a bulky parcel over the sea wall containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems of cannabis, it added.