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