Guyanese woman nabbed with cocaine in hair weave

– in Bahamas

A Guyanese woman was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine into The Bahamas concealed in her hair weave.
Based on reports received, Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers took the Guyanese woman into custody following the seizure of just over two pounds of cocaine on Tuesday last – moments after she arrived in The Bahamas.
It was reported that just after 15:00h, a team of officers assigned to the DEU conducted a search of the Guyanese female passenger, who had arrived on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Suriname.
During the search, one taped package containing cocaine was found concealed in a weave attached to her hair. She is expected to be charged before the end of the week.
Local drug enforcement officers are of the belief that the woman travelled to Suriname via the backtrack route where she boarded the flight to The Bahamas. The Guyanese authorities are, however, in contact with their counterparts in The Bahamas as investigations continue into the smuggling.