Four men were taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of cocaine concealed in a fire extinguisher during a raid by agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday evening.
Reports are that based on information received, the CANU ranks c
onducted the raid at the house located along Timehri Base Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), where the discovery was made.
A total of 1.89 kilograms of the illegal substance was unearthed in the fire extinguisher.
CANU, in a release to the media, stated that the cocaine-laden fire extinguisher was expected to be placed on an aircraft leaving the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) for an international destination.
The four men arrested have been identified as Dinesh Dias, Anthony Collins, Seenarine Mathura, and Mohamed Inshan.
They are expected to make their first court appearance in relation to this matter today (Friday) at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, EBD.
According to CANU, this seizure and arrest is part of the efforts being made as it “seeks to tighten its grip on narcotic distributors throughout the country”.
In late February, two persons were arrested by CANU, following a drug bust at a local shipping company’s bond in Timehri, EBD. Two men were arrested and charged for the crime.
In January, ranks of CANU swooped down on a Charlestown, Georgetown house, where they unearthed a large quantity of cocaine and marijuana worth in excess of $40 million.
The intelligence-led operation was carried out at a St Stephen Street, Charlestown home and lasted some seven hours. So far, two persons – a male and a female – were arrested, as CANU hunts for another suspect whom it believes might have a big role in the illegal trade.
Guyana Times understands that CANU ranks responded to intelligence of the “possibility of narcotics being stored at this location” and staked out the residence until they caught the suspect red-handed.
