CANU's eradication exercise at Hauraruni Village off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, resulted in the arrest of two, the seizure of 1.976 kgs. of cannabis, and several plants and one (1) 12-gauge cartridge
On Thursday 25th January 2024, CANU Officers conducted an eradication exercise at Hauraruni Village off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, where they observed two camps, and a cannabis farm consisting of about two hundred (200) cannabis plants ranging from 2ft. to 4ft. and about five thousand (5,000) nursery cannabis plants. A search of the camps revealed approximately one hundred (100) pounds of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis and one (1) 12-gauge cartridge.
The plants and approximately one hundred (100) pounds of cannabis were destroyed.
Nazelena Alli, age 33, and Nishart Samsundar, age 20, both of Timehri North, East Bank Demerara, were arrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with 1.976 kgs. of the suspected cannabis, several plants and the cartridge.
