Duo busted at ganja farm

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 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.