On Christmas Eve, police arrested a 25-year-old British student whom they suspected had swallowed cocaine, and as of Friday he had expelled 40 pellets containing the drug.
A police press release yesterday said that ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch arrested the man at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, after observing his activities.
He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was placed under guard and monitored.
The release further said that up to Friday he had excreted 40 cocaine pellets together weighing 485 grams.
He is expected to appear in court tomorrow.
