A 24-year-old Guyanese man was held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport yesterday morning after three kilogrammes of cocaine was discovered under a fibre-glass panel in his suitcase.
According to reports, the man was travelling to Barbados when he was intercepted by CANU officials who searched his suitcase.

A section of the man’s suitcase, which was partitioned by fibre-glass, a Capitol News report said, and beneath the fibre-glass covering the stated amount of illegal substance was discovered.

Further, the news report said that the man’s movements were being monitored by the law enforcement officials for some time. He is in custody.