Four persons were taken into custody on Wednesday night after police discovered more than 17 pounds of suspected cannabis during an operation at the Bladen Hall Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.
According to a police report, the discovery was made between 7.45 pm and 8.20 pm during an intelligence-led exercise conducted in the community.
Police said ranks went to a premises in the area where they made contact with four occupants: a 51-year-old labourer, a 45-year-old vendor, a 26-year-old construction worker, all of Bladen Hall Squatting Area, and a 26-year-old woman of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara.
A search of the property was subsequently carried out, during which officers reportedly found a bulky black plastic bag concealed among vegetation in the yard. The bag contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The four occupants were arrested and escorted to the Vigilance Police Station along with the suspected narcotic.
Police said the substance was weighed in the presence of the suspects and amounted to 17.25 pounds before being lodged.
The suspects remain in custody as investigations continue and charges are being prepared.
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