Police ranks led by an Assistant Superintendent conducted an operation in the Berbice River, where they seized a total of 672 lbs (305.45kg) of cannabis along with two wooden boats at Plegtanker and Light Town between 23:30hrs and 00:15hrs last night.
During the operation, a wooden white and green boat, with a 75hp Yamaha engine was seen on the riverbank, in the vicinity of Plegtanker Village. The ranks, upon approaching the boat observed that it contained five black bulky plastic bags, which contained a quantity of seed, leaves, and stems. The area was searched but no one was seen.
About 12:15 hours on 2021-10-23, while escorting the said boat and narcotics to the Central Police Station, another wooden boat powered by a 115hp Yamaha engine was seen in the Berbice River in the vicinity of Light Town, with four occupants. Upon seeing the police team, the boat’s operator drove it onto the river bank causing the boat to slide into a clump of nearby bushes and the four occupants ran further into the nearby bushes and made good their escape.
The boat was boarded by the ranks who discovered 30 bulky parcels wrapped in transparent plastic containing a quantity of suspected cannabis.
The area was subsequently combed but the suspects were not seen.
The boats along with the narcotics were taken to the Central Police Station, where the narcotics were weighed and amounted to a total of 672 pounds (305.45kg) with a street value of $20M.
Further investigations into the seizure are ongoing.
