Nigerians arrested for trying to put up cocaine via Guyana put up workplace

Nigerians arrested for trying to put up cocaine via Guyana put up workplace


Two Nigerians have been arrested in reference to an try to ship 1.1 kilos of cocaine abroad via the Guyana Put up Workplace Company (GPOC).

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) mentioned on Thursday whereas performing duties on the GPOC on Wednesday, CANU officers intercepted a person trying to put up a field containing a number of gadgets.

A search of the field was performed within the presence of the person and a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine was found.

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Michael Emmanuel Ude, 33 years, a Nigerian of Golden Grove, East Financial institution Demerara was arrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters together with the suspected narcotic, which examined optimistic as cocaine and with a avenue worth of GUY$400,000 (One Guyana greenback=US$0.004).

Additional investigation, later resulted within the arrest of one other Nigerian Present Obioha, 26 years of Laing Avenue, Georgetown.

Investigations are ongoing.

CMC