A police officer who recently functioned as a court orderly at the Whim Magistrate Court was remanded to prison when he appeared in court today charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
He has been identified as Elijah George of Number 67 village Corentyne Berbice.
At about 17 hours 35 last Monday, police ranks were conducting a ‘stop and search’ exercise on Weldaad Public Road, West Berbice, when one of the ranks stopped a motor car (PYY 1658), a white 212.
The vehicle was driven at the time by a 24-year-old of Ankerville, Corentyne Berbice. There were four occupants in the vehicle. One of the ranks then asked the passengers to exit the car with their belongings, which they did.
The police officer who was also a passenger of car and of #67 Village, Corriverton Berbice, pointed out a haversack and a travelling bag to be his. Inside the travelling bag, Police found three bulky transparent parcels containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be Cannabis.
A further search was carried out, and Police found (inside the haversack) one bulky parcel with suspected Cannabis.
George was told of the offence committed, arrested and escorted into Weldaad Police Station, along with the suspected Cannabis, which, when weighed, amounted to 8,675 grams.
