Duo busted at ganja farm
The cannabis farm and the 12-guage cartridge that were also found. The ranks further searched the camps and found approximately…
A man and a woman were on Thursday arrested by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) during an eradication exercise at Hauraruni Village off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.
During the exercise, about 200 cannabis plants and approximately 100 pounds of cannabis were destroyed and a 12-gauge cartridge was found.
Those arrested are Nazelena Alli, 33, and Nishart Samsundar, 20, both of Timehri North, East Bank Demerara.
A press release noted that CANU officers were conducting the exercise when they observed two camps, and a cannabis farm consisting of about 200 cannabis plants ranging from two feet to four feet and about 5,000 nursery cannabis plants.
The cannabis farm and the 12-guage cartridge that were also found.The ranks further searched the camps and found approximately 100 pounds of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis and the 12-gauge cartridge.
The two persons were also arrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with 1.976 kilogrammes of the suspected cannabis, several plants and the cartridge.
The investigation is ongoing.