CANU busts 189 pounds of marijuana in Dartmouth Essequibo

The bust took place during an operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotics (CANU)Unit  at house at 221 Clarke Street, Dartmouth Essequibo .
During that operation over 189 pounds of marijuana ( creepe) was seized by CANU.
CANU head James Singh told this newscast that four persons are currently in custody. He said the drugs have a street value of over $80,000 USD.

According to a release from CANU the cannabis was found in several suitcases in one of the rooms in the house.

79 parcels weighed 85.804 kilo grams

It is believed to be commercial “Creepie weed” which was trafficked from Venezuela.

Head of CANU Mr. James Singh said this seizure comes at a time when CANU has been further widening its grasp across the country more particularly in Berbice, Essequibo and other key locations.

The Unit’s key aim is to disrupt smuggling routes.

CANU will no longer wait at known wharves and ports but will work with our local communities, Inter-agencies and our International Counterparts to uncover and intercept narcotics traffickers in their niches and comfort zones countrywide.

Security guard in custody for murder of Cummings Lodge woman

A forty-six-year-old security Guyana is in police custody in connection with the death of a fifty-three-year-old woman, identified as Marlyn Singh. The woman’s body was discovered last week Thursday.

The Police in a press statement today said a post mortem examination conducted on the body of the woman listed her cause of death as asphyxiation due to manual strangulation, compounded by blunt trauma to the head.

The body of the woman who was said to be unemployed at the time of her demise was found by her brother Rohit Singh. The corpse was found naked on a bed that belonged to the deceased. The man who shared the South Cummings Lodge with his sister made a report to the Turkeyne Police Station, when police arrived at the scene no visible marks of violence were found on the body.

Missionaries killed in Soesdyke Linden accident

Dead are Cornelius and Bernice Rozema of Hauraruni Soesdyke Linden Highway. That accident occurred just around 20:00hrs at Hauraruni and involved a motor car and truck. There are reports that the husband and wife were heading home at the time of the accident.
Cornelius was driving and he reportedly lost control of the vehicle and ended up in the path of a truck that was traveling in the opposite lane. They both died on the spot.
75-year-old Cornelius and 79-year-old Bernice were here in Guyana for some time doing missionary work.

The police investigation into the matter is ongoing.