Three men are now in Police custody after they were discovered with 260 grams of cannabis at Tabatinga, Central Rupununi, Lethem.
The men have been identified as 21-year-old Mark Opie, 23-year-old John Lee Edmond and 23-year-old Okemmey Jervis all of Tabatinga.
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said that a special operation was conducted following reports of students selling narcotics in some schools in Region 9 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). The men are suspected of being the facilitators of the sale of narcotics in the schools.
CANU said the men were apprehended with a parcel which was later tested as cannabis.
They are currently in custody at the Lethem Police Station.
Investigations are ongoing.
According to reports, during an outreach in Karasabai village in South Rupununi, Regional Division Nine Commander, Superintendent Raphael Rose was informed of an incident of a student being caught with the illegal drug. A similar incident was reported in Annai as well.
