Two held after police find 461.6 g of cannabis in Tuschen bedroom
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.
🇬🇾 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo · Guyana
Police in Regional Division Three arrested a 29-year-old male labourer and a
31-year-old unemployed woman at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, on
Thursday 9 July 2026.[1]The search was of a residence in the housing scheme
occupied by the pair.[1]Officers went to the house at about 11:50 on 9 July
2026 and searched the premises.[2]In a bedroom they found several plastic
bags and containers holding leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis,
hidden among clothing.[2]
Both were taken to the Leonora Police Station, where the substance was weighed
in their presence at 461.6 grams.[2]Both suspects remained in custody as the
investigation continued, with no charge reported at the time.[2]Guyana Times
reported that charges were pending and described the pair as a couple.[3]
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The cannabis found in a bedroom during the police search at Tuschen. Photo: Guyana Police ForcePhoto details
The submitted Guyana Chronicle page was blocked by its firewall, so its own wording and photographs could not be checked; the report rests on three other outlets that carried the same police statement.
The opening line of the INews copy says more than 460 grams while the police statement it reproduces gives 461.6 grams after weighing; the report uses the weighed figure.
No charge, remand or court date had been reported; Guyana Times said charges were pending and the police statement said both remained in custody.
Guyana Times describes the pair as a couple, which the police statement does not say.
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