Police on mobile patrol along Crabwood Creek Public Road on 17 October 2026 saw an 18-year-old put a salt bag into a car driven by a 20-year-old; after a short pursuit both were arrested and the bag held 2.399 kg of suspected cannabis.
🇬🇾 Crabwood Creek Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice · Guyana
Two males were arrested by police in Regional Division 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) after
they were caught with more than two kilograms of cannabis during a mobile patrol on
Saturday 17 October 2026 at about 2pm along Crabwood Creek Public Road, Corentyne,
Berbice.[1]
Officers saw an 18-year-old cane harvester from Grant 1806, Crabwood Creek, placing a
brown salt bag into a motor car driven by a 20-year-old technical assistant from No. 72
Village.[1]The driver sped off when he saw the police and threw the bag onto the
shoulder of the road; officers retrieved it and intercepted the car.[1]
A search of the bag in the presence of both males found three bulky parcels of leaves,
seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.[1]Both were escorted to Springlands Police
Station, where the suspected cannabis was weighed in their presence at 2.399 kilograms
before being lodged, and both remained in custody as investigations continue.[1]
Case data
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Prison officers at the Georgetown Prison caught Sophia resident Tachanna Henry with bags of suspected cannabis hidden in a box she was sending to Mazaruni prisoner Kevon Alfred on 7 October 2026. She was taken to the Alberttown Police Station with the cannabis.
Police arrested a 52-year-old gold miner at Five Miles Junction, Bartica after finding him with 110.6 grams of suspected cannabis. The cannabis was weighed in his presence at the Bartica Police Station, where he remained in custody pending investigation.
Police in Regional Division Seven arrested a 27-year-old Bartica man during an early-morning patrol on 19 July 2026 after a search of his haversack found 12.4 grams of suspected cannabis. He remained in custody as investigations continued, with no charge reported.
Police in Regional Division Three arrested a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman after finding 461.6 grams of suspected cannabis hidden among clothing in a bedroom at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo. Both were held at the Leonora Police Station as investigations continued, with charges pending.
