Gold miner held with 2.2 kg of suspected ganja at Sands Backdam
Police on patrol at Sands Backdam, Cuyuni River, arrested a 33-year-old gold miner after recovering five parcels of suspected cannabis he had thrown into nearby bushes. The suspected cannabis weighed 2,205 grams at Parika Police Station, and the miner remained in custody pending charges.
🇬🇾 Sands Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven · Guyana
A 33-year-old gold miner was taken into police custody after suspected cannabis
was found during a mobile patrol at Sands Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Friday
afternoon.[1]Police in Regional Division Seven said officers approached a
lorry parked along the roadway for mechanical repairs at about 16:00.[1]As
the officers approached, they saw the man throw a black plastic bag into nearby
bushes.[1]
A search of the bushes recovered the bag, which contained five bulky parcels of
leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.[1]The miner was described
as being from the Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, and the location was
given as Sands Backdam, Cuyuni River, in Region Seven.[2]
The man was arrested and escorted to the Parika Police Station, where the
suspected cannabis was weighed in his presence and amounted to 2,205 grams
before being lodged.[1]He remained in custody pending charges.[2]
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The incident date is taken as Friday 13 November 2026, inferred from reports published on 14 November 2026 describing the incident as occurring on Friday afternoon.
The material was described only as leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis or ganja, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No name, charge or court outcome was reported; the miner remained in custody pending charges when the reports were published.
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