Two in custody following cocaine bust at Guyana airport
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| Published on Friday, November 21, 2008 |
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A Guyanese and a Caribbean national are in custody in Guyana after Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) officials intercepted over two pounds of liquid cocaine concealed in lotion bottles, destined to leave on a Caribbean Airlines flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Wednesday.
The cocaine was discovered during an undercover operation by CANU ranks stationed at the airport following a tip off.
Police Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said recently that police have seized 30.195 kilograms, of cocaine so far for this year.
In addition, ranks seized 1.526 kilogrammes, of crack cocaine and have charged some 94 persons. Ranks also confiscated 112 grams of heroin and intercepted some three kilograms of cocaine from courier services.
A number of Guyanese businessmen have been arrested by the United States for drugs trafficking, and some, including Shaheed “Roger” Khan and Peter Morgan among others, are currently before US courts.
Additionally, law enforcement authorities have periodically intercepted drug shipments originating from Guyana in the United States, UK, and Canada and in some Caribbean Islands .
In its 2007 report, the US government said Guyanese narcotics traffickers regularly move shipments of cocaine through the country, noting that in some deals, Guyanese traffickers swap weapons for drugs.
The report added that cocaine flows through Guyana’s remote, uncontrolled borders and coastline. | | | | Reads : 746 | | | |
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