Cousins remanded over 100-lb ganja find at Turkeyen

The compressed marijuana found at the Turkeyen house (Guyana Police Force photo)

Two cousins, who were arrested after the police discovered almost 100 pounds of marijuana at a Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara apartment, were yesterday charged and remanded to prison.

The courtroom of Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul heard that on November 11, at Second Street, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, Tomica Pilgrim, 36, of Lot 9 Better Hope, East Coast Demerara and Tavis Pilgrim, 20, of Lot 12 Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, together had in their possession 43.936 kilogrammes of cannabis for trafficking.