• On Friday, 30th January, CANU officers acting on information received, conducted an operation during which a Brazilian-registered motor vehicle, was intercepted and searched.

• During the search, officers discovered a quantity of ammunition.

• Subsequent investigations led to the search of a premises in Achiwib Village, where officers discovered a quantity of suspected cannabis. Further search of a shop located on the same premises resulted in the discovery of a quantity of ammunition, a firearm and several small transparent zip-lock bags containing suspected cannabis and a whitish, rock-like and powered substance suspected to be cocaine.

• The three males, Paulbarrudada Joseph of St.Ignatius Village (the driver of the motor vehicle), Evander Phoneix called “Soon,” of Atribid Village and Jackson Richardson, of Tabatinga Lethem, were arrested and escorted to CANU’s Lethem Headquarters, where the narcotics were weighed and tested.

• The narcotics tested positive for cocaine and cannabis. With weight of approximately 47.74 grammes of cannabis and 8.60 grammes of cocaine.

• The Ammunition and Firearm which was handed over to the Guyana Police Force consisted of:

– (1) 12 Guage Shotgun

– One hundred and ten (110) .22 calibre rounds

– ten (10) twelve-gauge cartridges

– Seventeen (17) 9mm Rounds

• Investigations are ongoing.

• CANU maintains an intelligence-driven operational posture focused on disrupting

narcotics trafficking, illegal firearms and ammunition flows, and associated

criminal networks, particularly along Guyana’s borders.