Female Berbice cook arrested following discovery of over 1.5kg ganja

A 31-year-old female cook was taken into custody following the discovery of over 1.5 kilograms of cannabis during an intel-led operation at Number 77 Housing Scheme, Corentyne, Berbice. 

Police stated that ranks searched an abandoned house lot south of the woman’s residence, where they discovered a grey jumbo garbage bag containing two transparent plastic wraps and a white paint bucket with cannabis. 

The woman was arrested and escorted to the Springlands Police Station along with the narcotics , which, when weighed, amounted to 1.585 kilograms. 

Investigations are ongoing.