Cocaine found in suitcase

Cocaine flattened neatly in plastic was yesterday morning discovered by Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri hidden in the walls of a suitcase. The suitcase belonged to a 21-year- old female US resident who was booked on a Caribbean Airlines flight, CA 484 which was destined for New York via Trinidad. The substance weighed in excess of 1 kg and has a street value of $5M. The woman is in police custody.

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