23-Y-O arrested with over 4lbs of ganja at Lethem

𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅 2,165 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝑻𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂, 𝑳𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎; 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑰𝒏 𝑪𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒚

Police in Regional Division #9 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) have arrested a male following the discovery of more than 4.7 pounds of marijuana.

The discovery was made on Friday (March 6, 2026) between 15:30hrs and 16:30hrs during an operation conducted at Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi.

Based on reports, police ranks conducting an operation at a business premises in the area observed a male arriving at the location in a suspicious manner. As such, a search was conducted on him, during which a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis was found in a side bag he was carrying.

Further checks were conducted in an unoccupied building located near the premises, during which a bulky black plastic bag containing several parcels with leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis was discovered.

The suspect, a 23-year-old labourer of Mackenzie, Linden, was arrested and escorted to the Lethem Police Station along with the suspected narcotics.

The suspected cannabis found in the unoccupied building was weighed and amounted to 2,129 grammes and the suspected cannabis found in the suspect’s possession was weighed separately in his presence and amounted to 36 grams before being lodged.

The suspect remains in police custody as investigations continue.