At around 2.30 pm on Monday, an intelligence-led operation was carried out by ranks from Special Branch and Regional Police Division 4B
During the operation, the police said that a red Toyota Sienta vehicle with licence plate HD 4281, travelling west on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was stopped near Hill Foot. Upon conducting a search of the vehicle, two boxes containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be narcotics were found in the trunk.
The driver, a 20-year-old male from Wismar, Linden, was apprehended along with two other passengers, a 40-year-old male from Amelia’s Ward, Linden and a 21-year-old female from Campbell Street, Albouystown. The total weight of the suspected narcotics was 4.75 kg.
During questioning, the driver admitted that he was given the narcotics to transport to Georgetown, the police said.
The suspects, along with the Narcotics, were taken to Diamond Police Station. The investigation is ongoing.
