An early morning operation on the East Coast of Demerara shore led ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) to a quantity of cocaine and marijuana in a fishing vessel.
The raid occurred about 04:00h on Saturday morning at the Mon Repos Channel, East Coast Demerara (ECD). According to reports, CANU ranks were conducting an operation along the ECD whereby several locations used for docking of fishing vessels were reconnoitred.
During the exercise, a fishing vessel was observed approaching a docking station at the Mon Repos Channel and was eventually intercepted. Two males were seen in the vessel; however, the boat captain, who is known by the alias “Dive and Shoot” of Mon Repos Foreshore, managed to escape and is currently at large.
Nevertheless, the other suspect, of Phase 1, Good Hope, ECD, was arrested. His wife has also since been detained.
They were arrested after a search of the vessel unearthed a quantity of narcotics suspected to be cocaine and cannabis. The substances were later weighed and amounted to 91.132 kilograms of cocaine (82 parcels) and 56.008 kilograms of cannabis (98 parcels).
CANU said that several other persons of interest, including Venezuelans, are at large.
Only last week, CANU officials busted 19-year-old Anisha Hardy, of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, with 702 grams of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) as she was about to travel to the United States. She later excreted 119 cocaine-filled pellets and gave investigators the identities of two known drug traffickers, who exploited her.
Based on information obtained, CANU ranks carried out an operation at a location on the ECD during which they unearthed some 279 suspected cocaine pellets. Three additional persons were detained for questioning and were later released. However, the two suspects, Mark Sauers, called “Marcus”, of Ogle and Liliendaal, ECD, and his cousin, Kelvien Sauers, called “John”, of Success, ECD, are still on the run.
It was reported that Mark Sauers was charged back in 2016 for recruiting drug mules; however, the case was later dismissed after the victims refused to give evidence against him.
