Police find 200 lbs suspected ganja during Helena roadblock

The car with the suspected marijuana (Police photo)

Ranks from the Anti-Crime Patrol at the Mahaica Police Station found 90.58 kilogrammes (200 lbs) of suspected marijuana in a vehicle they intercepted at a roadblock at about 10.30 pm on Tuesday.

In a statement yesterday, the police said that the driver and the one other occupant of the vehicle were both arrested and are in custody.

The ranks received information that led to a roadblock in the vicinity of Helena #1 Public Road at Mahaica, ECD.