Businessman nabbed with weed and cocaine at Mabura Police Outpost
Jan 26, 2025
Kaieteur News- A 48-year-old businessman was arrested on Thursday after he was nabbed with 1,988.85 grams of marijuana and 82 grams of suspected cocaine, while being searched at the Mabura Police Outpost, Region Ten.
The businessman has been identified as Paul Battersfield, a resident of Mocha Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Police reported that at about 21:30h Battersfield was a passenger in a blue Totoya Hilux extra-cab pick-up bearing Registration #GZZ 9658 and driven by Ashman Scott called ‘Scotty’.
The marijuana and cocaine that were found in the freezer. (Businessman nabbed with weed)
Upon arrival at the Mabura Police Outpost check-point, there was one other person in the vehicle, Dexter Atkinson, a 39-year-old gold miner/carpenter of Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
While the driver reportedly went into the Mabura Police Outpost to be checked in, one of the ranks observed Battersfield acting suspiciously. As such, the rank told the driver that he would like to search the vehicle, passengers and their belongings.
During the search, police inquired about a freezer that was within the pick-up, to which Battersfield, who was acting suspicious indicated that it belonged to him. The rank then asked him, what was in the freezer, to which he responded that it was his belongings.
“The rank told him to take out his belongings and in doing so, Battersfield handed a bulky plastic bag to the rank which, when opened, contained five parcels of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis sativa,” police reported.
Thereafter, ranks discovered another parcel containing a quantity of a whitish powdery substance suspected to be cocaine. Battersfield was told of the offence committed, cautioned and admitted ownership.
He was arrested and taken into the Mabura Police Outpost along with the narcotics. The suspect was subsequently transported to the Mackenzie Police Station where the cannabis and cocaine were weighed in his presence.
The narcotics were sealed, marked and lodged.
Battersfield remains in custody pending charges.
Investigations are ongoing.
(Businessman nabbed with weed and cocaine at Mabura Police Outpost)
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