Cop held over 20lb ganja find after chase

The impounded vehicle. Inset is the bags with packagaed cannabis found in the trunk (Guyana Police Force photos)

A Deputy Superintendent of Police is now in custody after 20 pounds of cannabis was found in his vehicle on Friday night, following a failed bid to evade fellow law enforcers.

According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), acting on information received, police ranks stopped a car driven by Deputy Superintendent of Police Dexter Brown at a roadblock at Helena No. 2 Public Road, East Coast Demerara, around 9.15pm on Friday.