Police unearth over 9lbs marijuana during Lombard Street operation

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force conducted an intelligence-led operation on Saturday along Lombard Street, Georgetown, where the discovered a quantity of marijuana.

During the operation, a motor canter was intercepted and a search was conducted on the 33-year-old, Truck Driver of One Mile, Linden, and the vehicle.

This search led to the discovery of a camouflage bag containing two bulky parcels of suspected marijuana in the back of the canter.

The suspect was cautioned, arrested and escorted to the Ruimveldt Police Station where the suspected narcotics were weighed in his presence and amounted to 9.45 pounds.

The suspect remains in custody as Investigations continue.