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CANU Lethem raid nets suspected drugs, currency and stolen motorcycles

Posted on by Aliyah Persaud

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has seized suspected drugs, uncustomed liquor, currencies, and stolen motorcycles during an intelligence-led operation in Tabatinga, Lethem.

Officers recovered multiple zip-lock bags of suspected cannabis, 65 g of pink ecstasy (MDMA), digital scales, and local and foreign currencies at premises linked to Marlon Jarvis. Four motorcycles, later confirmed stolen from Brazil, were also found.

A man, Alim Kartel, was detained and interviewed. Jarvis initially refused a search, prompting authorities to obtain a warrant from the Lethem Magistrates’ Court.

The Guyana Fire Service assisted in accessing a two-storey building and a concrete shop on the compound.

Seized items included 519 g and 1.626 kg of suspected cannabis, 65 g of suspected ecstasy, currencies totaling GYD $2,174,600, USD $572, TTD $100, GBP £45, EUR €30, BRL R$5,416, uncustomed liquor, and yellow metal. Jarvis was arrested and taken to Lethem Police Station, where all items were lodged as exhibits.

The operation was documented with officers’ body-worn cameras.

Vendor found with narcotics during Stabroek Market raid

Posted on by Kayleigh Carter

Kevin Evans, 26, a vendor from ‘C’ Field, Sophia, was taken into custody on Wednesday evening after police discovered 476 grams of suspected cannabis in his possession during a raid at Stabroek Market.

Police ranks from Regional Division 4A, led by an Assistant Superintendent, conducted the raid at the Stabroek Market tarmac, targeting a stall occupied by Evans. During the search, officers found several zip-lock bags containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.

Upon further inspection, they also discovered a plastic bag containing additional cannabis. Evans was shown the suspected narcotics found at his stall, and he admitted ownership. He was subsequently informed of the offence committed, cautioned, and arrested.

Evans was later escorted to the Stabroek Market Police Outpost, where the narcotics were weighed in his presence. He remains in police custody and is expected to be formally charged.