Fifty-three pounds of marijuana was found in the trunk of a vehicle, after it was stopped and searched by police at a Berbice roadblock on Saturday night and two persons are in custody assisting with investigations.

Police, in a statement said that that at about 11:30 pm on Saturday, ranks at a roadblock along the West Coast of Berbice stopped and searched motor vehicle HB 5489 and found fifty-three pounds of marijuana concealed in the trunk of the vehicle.
A man and a woman have been arrested and are in custody and charges will be filed shortly, the police said.