Three held as police seize 4.5kg ganja, 1.1kg cocaine in Bartica

(Kaieteur News) – Police are investigating the discovery of quantities of suspected cannabis and cocaine found on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at about 16:08hrs at a property in Bartica, Region Seven.

Ranks, acting on information received, proceeded to the property, where they contacted a 38-year-old female dispatcher of Bartica and conducted a search in her presence.

During the search, ranks found a cardboard box wrapped in a plastic bag in the front portion of the yard. The box contained seven bulky parcels, six of which contained quantities of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis, while the other contained a whitish, rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine.