A 34-year-old woman is now in Police custody after she was bused with over 4kg of cocaine in milk powder packets at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
In a statement, the Police said that the woman – who is from New Street, Cumberland, Canje – was an outgoing passenger on Caribbean Airlines flight BW 217 destined for Barbados.
A search was prompted after the woman was seen acting in a suspicious manner. Ranks checked her luggage where several Fernleaf packets of milk among clothing and other stuff were discovered. As a result of the discovery, the Police opened and tested the contents of two of the Fernleaf packets, using the Narcotic testing kit, during which there was an indication of a narcotic suspected to be cocaine.
As a result, the woman was told of the offence committed, arrested and cautioned. Initially, she remained silent but subsequently, she claimed that someone (male, name withheld) had given her the items to drop to Barbados.
The Police subsequently arrested the man who admitted to giving the woman the packets but denied knowledge of them containing the illicit drug.
They were both escorted to the Criminal Investigations Department Narcotics Branch and placed in custody.
The suspected cocaine was weighed and it amounted to 4.873kg.
Investigations are ongoing.