A 31-year-old taxi driver was arrested on Monday after nearly 20 pounds of cannabis was found in his vehicle at One Mile Turn, Soesdyke- Linden Highway.
Police Headquarters, in a release, said the vehicle was intercepted at about 11:15 hrs Monday. A ‘salt bag’ containing several bulky parcels containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis was found inside the vehicle.
The driver, who lives at the Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, was arrested and escorted to the Timehri Police Station along with the suspected cannabis, which was weighed in his presence and amounted to 8.903 kilograms (or about 19.6 pounds).
The suspected cannabis was lodged and the suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.
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