The Police say they conducted an intelligence-led operation on 2024-09-30 at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam Berbice (Tannery Dam), at the home of Jim Schultz, a 36-year-old labourer, where they found 850 grams of cannabis.
Schultz lives in a one-storey wooden house in a well-fenced yard. In the presence of Schultz, the Police say they conducted a search of the yard and house and found two black plastic bags in a cupboard with leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be Cannabis.
Schultz was told of the offence and cautioned and he replied, saying: “Officer, is me thing, is a lil thing you boi doing”.
A further search was carried out in the bedroom, and a black plastic bag was found under a bed, which, when opened, contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The findings were brought to Schultz’s attention, where he was told of the offence committed and cautioned, and he replied, saying: “I did tell you is a lil thing you boi doing”. A further search was carried out and several cell phones were found and collected.
The narcotics found amounted to 850 grams. Schultz was placed in custody pending further investigations.
