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Pattensen miner held with suspected ganja in underwear

By Staff Editor Sat, September 12 2026, 2:03 AM GMT-4

A 21-year-old gold miner was arrested early Thursday morning after police found 22.5 grammes of suspected cannabis concealed in his underwear at Arakaka, North West District.

Police said ranks acting on information went to the Compound Area of Arakaka Village at approximately 1.30 am, where they observed the man behaving suspiciously.

A search was conducted and a transparent plastic bag containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis was found in his underwear.

The miner, who is from Pattensen, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, was taken to the Arakaka Police Outpost. The suspected cannabis was weighed in his presence and amounted to 22.5 grammes, police said.

He remains in custody as investigations continue.

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