Police have arrested the driver of a car which was abandoned on Tuesday night and found to contain over 112 pounds of cannabis.
Commander of Region Four ‘C’ Senior Superintendent Khalil Pareshram on Wednesday told Stabroek News that investigators have arrested the driver of the vehicle, who remains in police custody and is assisting with investigations.
At around 8.10 pm on Tuesday night, police said ranks from the anti-crime patrol were in the vicinity of Montrose, East Coast Demerara seawall when they observed the stationary blue Honda CRV car.
Police ranks moved in to investigate and as they approached an unidentified man ran into the mangroves and escaped.
The ranks then checked the vehicle and discovered two bags containing several parcels of compressed leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis. The suspected cannabis was found in the rear seat of the vehicle. The suspected narcotic was weighed and it amounted to 112.75 pounds.
Police said the vehicle and suspected narcotic were taken to the Sparendaam Police Station.
