Cops search for owner of $100,000 in ganja

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the discovery of over $100,000 in compressed marijuana in an empty lot of land in Curepe on Carnival Friday.

Northern Division Task Force officers led by Cpl Jagdeo and including Ag Cpl Riley, PC Alleyne and PC George made the discovery around 10 pm after receiving certain information. The heavily armed officers swooped down on the lot of land in Watts Street, Curepe, after they got information.  Officers are working on the theory that a well known Curepe drug dealer was supposed to have gone to the lot of land to collect the drugs, but got wind that the police were en route. Up to late yesterday officers, who said they know the identity of the drug dealer who was supposed to have collected the marijuana, were preparing to carry out surveillance on him. Investigations are continuing.