An intelligence-led operation by ranks from Regional Division 4C has unearthed a large quantity of marijuana worth more than $37.5 million in the vicinity of the seawalls at Haslington North, East Coast Demerara.
The exercise was conducted between 07:00 hrs and 07:30 hours on Friday by the Division Police with support from Special Branch ranks.
On arrival, a male of mixed ancestry and a female of mixed ancestry were in a boat docked at the seawalls. Upon noticing the ranks, both individuals ran into nearby bushes and escaped.
The ranks, nevertheless, conducted a search of the vessel (a wooden yellow and red boat named Paraboo GA 0480/5, powered by a 48-horsepower Yamaha engine), and discovered four large compressed parcels wrapped in transparent plastic which contained leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The parcels were escorted to the Cove and John Police Station, where attempts to recover latent fingerprints proved unsuccessful due to the material used.
The parcels were subsequently taken to the Guyana Police Force Narcotics Branch, Eve Leary, Georgetown, where they were weighed and amounted to 41,753.178 kilograms, with an estimated street value of GYD$37,577,860. Samples were extracted, and the four bulky parcels were lodged.
The engine was removed from the vessel and lodged at Cove and John Police Station, while the boat remained at Haslington Seawalls under police guard.
The suspects’ aliases were later identified as ‘Black Boy’ and ‘Lisa’, with further checks ongoing to apprehend them.
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