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Couple nabbed with raw gold, ganja, cash at Paruni Landing
The items that were recovered during the search.
Hudley Khan
Yolimar Del Valle Rivas
Kaieteur News – A 37-year-old man and his 32-year-old reputed wife were on Wednesday night arrested for possession of narcotics, cash and raw gold.
The couple was identified as Hudley Khan, called ‘Allan’ and Yolimar Del Valle Rivas, a Venezuelan national.
According to a police report, officers were conducting a cordon search at the Puruni Landing, Mazaruni River between 20:10 and 20:30 hrs when they received information that Khan may have had illegal substances at his residence.
“Upon arrival at the premises, Hudley Khan was contacted along with his reputed wife, Yolimar Del Valle Rivas, a 32-year-old Venezuelan national. The ranks requested to conduct searches for illegal firearms, narcotics, and ammunition, after which Khan indicated that he had narcotics in his room,” police said.
Khan subsequently identified a multi-coloured bag which contained 23 bulky parcels and one transparent plastic bag all containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
In addition, one plastic bag containing a whitish rock-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine was found along with cash, and raw gold.
The cannabis was weighed and amounted to 12,542.5 grams (12.5 kg). The methamphetamine weighed 108.8 grams while 5.9 pennyweights of raw gold were recorded along with G$1,120,810 in cash.
The search of Khan’s premises was video and audio recorded.
Khan claimed ownership of the narcotics during a video and audio-recorded interview with the police. The man and his reputed wife were both made aware of the offences committed, arrested, cautioned, and placed into custody.
The illegal substances along with the raw gold and money are lodged with the police.
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