Shop owner, 45, nabbed with ganja 

Police ranks on Friday found a quantity of cannabis at the East Coast Demerara premises of a 45-year-old shop owner.

Police Headquarters said the ranks searched the premises and two transparent plastic bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, wrapped in a black plastic bag, were found.

Another black plastic bag containing 25 small ziploc plastic bags, all containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis, was also found outside the premises in a tyre.

The suspect was arrested and escorted along with the suspected narcotics to the Police Station. In his presence, the suspected cannabis was weighed and amounted to 26.2 grams. The 25 ziplock plastic bags
containing suspected cannabis were also weighed and amounted to 106.9 grams. Both parcels were marked, sealed, and lodged.

The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.