Caretaker, 23, arrested after 52.6 kg of ganja found in Abary River house
Police in Regional Division Five arrested a 23-year-old labourer after finding 52,617 grams (about 52.6 kilograms) of suspected cannabis in four salt bags inside a house on the left bank of the Abary River. The man said he was only the caretaker and that the house belonged to someone he knew as "Jah Jah"; police were looking for the owner.
🇬🇾 Left bank of the Abary River, Region Five, Guyana
Police ranks from Regional Division Five acting on information received made a
drug bust at about 12:00 hrs on 2 July 2022 in which 52,617 grams of suspected
cannabis was found and one person was arrested.[1]The officers went to an
area on the left bank of the Abary River, about 40 miles in from the public
road, where they saw a two-storey wooden and concrete house on a plot of land.[2]There they found a 23-year-old labourer from Tempie Village, West Coast
Berbice, who was arrested and cautioned over the suspected cannabis.[2]
A search of the house found four salt bags in a room on the lower flat, holding
31 wrapped parcels of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.[2]The
labourer said the place belongs to “Jah Jah” and that he is just the caretaker.[1]Police said they were searching for the owner of the house while
investigations continued.[1]The accounts came from a Police Headquarters
statement, which described the material as suspected cannabis; no charge or
court outcome was reported.[2]
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Open questions the AI reported
Stabroek News reported the man's village as Tempe Village while News Room Guyana and HGPTV write Tempie Village; both belong to West Coast Berbice.
The weight is given as 52,617 grams and as 116 pounds (about 52.6 kilograms), and the material is described as suspected cannabis with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No charge, court appearance or later outcome for the arrested man was reported, and police did not name the owner of the house.
The named place is only the left bank of the Abary River about 40 miles from the public road, so the map point marks Region Five rather than the house site.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in HGPTV: He and the suspected cannabis were taken to Weldaad Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed at 52,617 grams, sealed and lodged, and the suspect was placed in custody.
Left out kg seized, as its quotation was not found in HGPTV.
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