Three arrested with 1.6 ounces of ganja

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) arrested three men on Tuesday after they were reportedly found with 48 grams (1.6 ounces) of marijuana.

Those arrested are 21-year-old Jason Clement and 24-year-old Leylon Winter, both of Tabatinga, Central Rupununi and Neil Ross, 37, of Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara.

CANU in a statement revealed that the men were arrested during a narcotics operation in Tabatinga.

“These operations are part of CANU’s strategy to combat micro-trafficking within various communities including schools as recently reported in the press,” CANU said in its statement.

Further, “CANU continues to thank the public for supporting our operations within the various communities.”