Guyana: 41-year-old miner nabbed with 474 grams marijuana

Guyana: 41-year-old miner arrested for the offence of possessing 474 grams of marijuana. It is to be noted that the incident took place on Thursday at Onderneeming/Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, Guyana. 

As per the information, the Guyana Police Force was on mobile patrol duty when they received certain information about some mishappening. Subsequently, they moved towards the home of a 41-year-old miner, who was known to the police.

As soon as the suspect saw the authorities, he ran to the back of his house with a bulky black bag.

The police tried to chase him, and as a result, the authorities successfully chased and stopped him. The suspect was intercepted by the officers about fifteen feet away from his house, inside a toilet with a black bag. He was holding the big, bulky black plastic bag in his right hand.

The high-ranking officers of Guyana seized the haversack from the suspect and started searching the bag. During the search, the authorities found various things. The things include a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be marijuana.

The suspect was arrested and taken to the Suddie Police Station. Along with that, the authorities also weighed the cannabis, and it weighed equals to 474 grams.

Notably, the name of the suspect has not been revealed yet by the officials. However, the authorities are thoroughly conducting an investigation into the matter.

Moreover, this is not the only case which has been reported by the authorities of Guyana. Just a few days back, the Guyana Police Force apprehended 41-year-old farmer Rondel Stephen, a resident of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast. He was charged with the offence of possessing narcotics and with the purpose of smuggling.

Notably, he was nabbed with 33.99 grams of Cannabis by the higher-ranked officers of the nation. On Tuesday, Rondel Stephen appeared virtually from prison at Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Worship Miss Esther Sam.

He was given imprisonment for 2 years, and with that, he was also fined $50.985.

Various residents of the nation took to their social media accounts and expressed their views on the matter. One person with a Facebook account, Komatie Persaud, commented, “For 33 grams. Wow. And people are causing accidents and worse and living freely. I can never understand the justice system in Guyana.”

Another person with a Facebook account, Darryl Gillard, commented the following: “This is utterly ridiculous. It’s a waste of taxpayers’ money to keep him incarcerated for so long for just a couple of grams of weed. I can legally possess more than that in NY.”