Police arrest Plaisance man, 23, with 2 kg ganja and fake $5,000 bills
Guyanese police searched a 23-year-old man's home on Graham Street, Plaisance, on the night of 20 April 2021 and arrested him. They found 2,075 grams of suspected cannabis in 13 parcels and 17 suspected counterfeit GYD $5,000 bills.
🇬🇾 Graham Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara · Guyana
Police arrested a 23-year-old man from Graham Street, Plaisance, on the East
Coast Demerara after a cordon and search at his home.[1]The search ran from
21:50 to 22:30 on Tuesday, 20 April 2021.[1]Ranks found 13 transparent
plastic parcels, each holding leaves, seeds and stems.[2]They also found 17
bills of GYD $5,000 suspected to be counterfeit.[1]
The suspected cannabis was weighed at Sparendaam Police Station and came to
2,075 grams.[2]The man was held in custody pending charges.[2]
Photos and video
Parcels of marijuana leaves, seeds and stems laid out with suspected counterfeit GYD $5,000 bills after the search at a Plaisance house. Photo: Guyana Police ForcePhoto details
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