A 34-year-old minibus driver from Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and a 36-year-old laborer from Grove Housing Scheme, EBD, were arrested following the discovery of a quantity of ganja at Providence, EBD, on Saturday.
Police stated that ranks were on a mobile patrol at about 1:30h along the Providence Public Road in the vicinity of the Guyana National Stadium when they observed a minibus parked in a dangerous manner along the roadway.
As such, the ranks stopped and instructed the driver to park safely. However, a search was subsequently conducted on the minibus, during which a black plastic bag containing a quantity of cannabis was found on the floor behind the front passenger seat.
Both men were arrested and escorted to the Providence Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 229 grams. The suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue.
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