Driver nabbed with ganja in dog chow

Mar 04, 2025 News

Ganja hidden in dog-chow and Triskets Crackers.

Kaieteur News- A Bagotstown taxi driver was caught on Monday at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle East Coast Demerara (ECD) with over one kilogram of ganja, hidden in boxes of Triskits crackers and a bag of Purina Dog Chow.

Arrested : Dequan Charles (Driver nabbed)

Police identified him as 27-year-old, Dequan Charles and said in a statement that he was arrested around 09:40 hrs by two police ranks on duty at Jag’s Aviation Hangar. Charles was at the airport with two boxes of Triskits crackers, one bag of Purina Dog Chow, and a bag of bird seeds when police inspected the cargo.

“Upon inspection, the Police ranks discovered three transparent plastic parcels and two Ziploc bags labelled ‘Snowman’ and ‘Lemonade’ within the boxes and dog chow, all containing leaves, seeds, and stems believed to be cannabis”, police said.

Dequan has since told police that an individual named ‘Akeem’ had given him the packages to send on a plane to Kamarang, Region Seven. He remains in custody at Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Headquarters, Narcotic Branch, Eve Leary, Georgetown. The drugs found weighed approximately 1.315 kilograms of cannabis. Investigations are ongoing.

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