Anti-Crime Patrol ranks in Regional Police Division Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) on Friday uncovered 684.8 grams of marijuana during a cordon-and-search exercise at an unattended chicken farm at Parika Façade, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
The exercise, which lasted from 13:00 to 15:30h, saw ranks combing a storeroom and the area surrounding the chicken coop. Nothing illegal was initially found. However, ranks later noticed a track running alongside a drain measuring about seven feet in width
The ranks followed the track for approximately 15 minutes before stumbling upon a zinc sheet that covered a grey tarpaulin. Underneath, they discovered a green salt bag containing three bulky parcels of suspected cannabis.
A black plastic bag, located about three feet away, contained two more bulky parcels of the drug.
The parcels were taken to the Leonora Police Station, where they were weighed and confirmed to amount to 684.8 grams.
No arrests were made. Investigations are ongoing.