Three men arrested with 364 g of suspected cannabis in La Bonne Intention
Police arrested three men at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, after finding 364 grams of suspected cannabis in zip-lock bags inside a black plastic bag on a dam. A fourth man escaped, and the three remained in custody at Betterverwagting Police Station as investigations continued.
🇬🇾 La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara · Guyana
Police arrested three men after suspected cannabis was found during an operation
at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, on Tuesday night.[1]The operation
ran between 19:50 hrs and 20:16 hrs, when officers observed several men in the
area.[1]A fourth man who was seen running north was pursued but managed to
escape.[1]
Officers combing the area found a bulky black plastic bag on a dam.[1]A
search of the bag found several transparent zip-lock bags containing leaves,
seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.[1]The three suspects, a 29-year-old
electrical worker, a 34-year-old plumber and a 28-year-old carpenter, were
arrested and taken to the Betterverwagting Police Station.[1]
The suspected cannabis weighed 364 grams in the suspects’ presence before being
lodged.[1]The men remained in police custody as investigations continued.[1]
Photos and video
Photograph published as the cannabis seized during the operation; no photo credit was given.Photo details
The submitted Guyana Chronicle page was blocked by a firewall; the account was recovered through a text mirror of the same article at the cited address.
The operation is described only as Tuesday night and the article was published 22 May 2026, so 19 May 2026 is inferred as the incident date.
The substance is described only as suspected cannabis of leaves, seeds and stems, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
Only one account of this event could be opened; no second outlet or police statement was found.
No charge or later court outcome was reported.
The credit for the photograph published with the article could not be established.
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