The drug bust took place at two separate locations in New Amsterdam and has landed 6 persons in custody.
According to a police report, the first bust took place at a Police Checkpoint on the Eastern Side of the Berbice Bridge access road on Sunday, where 10 lbs of compressed cannabis was found stashed in a speaker box in the trunk of a car. Police say the drugs were in 10 parcels. The driver and three passengers were taken into custody.
The police said an hour later, they intercepted another hire car in New Amsterdam and two large parcels of cannabis were found in the truck. The police say the prohibited substance weighed eleven kilograms. 6 persons are currently in custody as Police investigations into the matter are ongoing.