A woman was early Sunday morning busted with over two kilograms of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
This was confirmed by head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh, who said the suspect has been taken into custody while investigations are ongoing.
According to reports reaching Guyana Times International, the woman was on her way to New York via an Air Jamaica flight when the bust was made just after midnight.
Two weeks ago, CANU ranks discovered 20 kilograms of cocaine in achar during a scan. Two outgoing passengers destined for the John F Kennedy Airport, New York, were held and subsequently charged for trafficking in narcotics.
Winston Blake, 77, and his Guyanese accomplice Sadika Neola Odie, 38, of Lot 186 Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charge and are currently on remand.
This publication was told that upon the arrest of the couple, they told ranks that someone had given them the achar as a present for persons in the U.S. The cocaine was wrapped in brown tape and shaped to mimic seeds in the tamarind achar. Blake was intercepted with 9.6kg, while Odie was intercepted with 10.45kg, GTI was informed.
CANU Prosecutor Oswald Massiah had told the court that Odie, who the holder of a U.S. visa, is a well known traveller. He added that in a statement received, the defendant said she was offered the sum of US$10,000 to transport the substance, but was only given US$400 and the plane ticket which she accepted.
The law enforcement agency has since sent out wanted bulletins for persons suspected to be involved.
A bulletin was first sent out for Dawn Roberts, a shopkeeper of Lot 9, North Road, Bourda, Georgetown. Three days after, another bulletin was issued for Tarachandra Persaud of Republic Park, East Bank Demerara.
