A late-night police operation at a grocery shop in Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), has landed two residents in custody after ranks uncovered 102.1 grams of a whitish, rock-like substance suspected to be cocaine.
Police said the discovery was made around 21:30 hrs on Friday, when officers, acting on information received, went to the location and met a 39-year-old male farmer and a 37-year-old housewife, both from Parika.
Investigators reported that a search of the premises was carried out in the presence of the two individuals. During the exercise, the ranks found the suspected narcotics in a plastic bag at the grocery shop.
The man and woman were arrested and escorted to the Parika Police Station, where the substance was weighed in their presence and was found to amount to 102.1 grams, police said.
The suspected cocaine was lodged as evidence, and the pair remain in custody as the investigation continues.
