Latest update September 13th, 2026 10:36 AM
Jan 09, 2018 News
A Venezuelan is now one of three persons in police custody, following a drug bust last Saturday at the Golden Fleece backstreet, Essequibo Coast.
Information filtered to this publication indicates that police were on a usual patrol, when a searched was conducted on motorcar PMM 9059.
The car is reportedly owned, and was driven by Dhanraj Singh, also known as ‘Ripe Pang’, of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast.
The two other occupants of the car have been identified as Ekanuth Persaud of Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, and Manuel Diaz, of San Felix, Venezuela.
According to police, the car was proceeding north when CID ranks stopped the three men.
A search was conducted on the vehicle and 42 bags wrapped with plastic, suspected to be cannabis was discovered.
The narcotics when weighed by police, amounted to 42 kilograms of cannabis. The men are in police custody, assisting with investigations.
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Sep 13, 2026
The Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their playoff hopes alive with a 25 run win over the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2026 Limacol WCPL. Runs for Shermaine Campbell and wickets from Shabnim Ismail and...Sep 13, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I am not surprised that electricity demand in Linden has surged by more than 135 per cent from its 2005 level. In fact, given the price at which electricity is supplied there, it would be surprising if demand had not surged. The figures tell the story. Electricity consumption...Sep 06, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...Sep 13, 2026
Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Never knew Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo to be sneaky. Sloppy, hostility personified and sleeker than mercury, he can be. But not sneaky, not he. Hence, I weigh why he waited until Pres. Ali’s back was turned to show his face at the Arthur Chung Convention Center...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: glennlall2000@gmail.com / kaieteurnews@yahoo.com