Eleven packets of cocaine were discovered in a container on a ship that was headed for China but docked in Jamaica after travelling from Guyana, Capitol News reported last night.

The newscast reported that Jamaican authorities acting on intelligence received unearthed the drug one week ago at the Kingston, Jamaica terminal, where the ship had docked before proceeding to China. It is believed that the drug was destined to be collected in Jamaica.

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