Lethem bus driver held in major ganja, cocaine haul

Last Updated on Sunday, 1 October 2017, 11:55 by Denis Chabrol

The marijuana and cocaine that police said they found in a Lethem-bound bus early Sunday morning.

A 55-year old driver of a minibus of Tabatinga, Lethem, was early Sunday morning arrested in connection with the discovery of 24.9 kilogrammes of marijuana and 200 grammes of cocaine in the vehicle, police said.

The Guyana Police Force said the bus was transporting passengers to Lethem.

Police said they received information and stopped and searched the bus at Mabura Police Station.