Two men have been arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) following a cocaine bust at Craig Street, Campbellville, Georgetown on Tuesday night.
During the operation, CANU seized two kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $2 million.
In custody pending charges are 33-year-old Eon Joseph and 60-year-old Andre Gomes, called “Zipper”, who has allegedly been linked to drug trafficking in the past. The two men were arrested and escorted to CANU Headquarters, a release from the agency said.
The drug that was found by CANU
Investigations are ongoing.
Three years ago, Gomes was freed of a cocaine trafficking charge after it was found that insufficient evidence surrounded the case.
Based on previous reports, back in 2018, Gomes was arrested in the same Campbellville area after CANU ranks had found just over two pounds of cocaine at a house. He was arrested after a wanted bulletin was issued for him.
Arrested: Andre Gomes
Three years before that case, Gomes was arrested and charged for the shooting of a taxi driver outside Palm Court on Main Street, Georgetown. He was also freed of that charge because of insufficient evidence.
This bust came just days after CANU intercepted a
The drug that was found by CANU
motorcar in the vicinity of Rahaman’s Park, Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and found eight bulky parcels containing what is suspected to be cannabis.
The discovery of 15.566 kg of foreign and local cannabis valued at over $4.7 million resulted in the arrest of the driver of that vehicle, of Republic Park, EBD. (G9)
