A 24-year-old United States national was early yesterday morning arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after four kilogrammes of cocaine were found concealed in the false walls of his checked in luggage.
The man, of Queens New York, was checked in to board a Caribbean Airlines, John F. Kennedy Airport-bound flight .
Police told Stabroek News that during routine baggage checks the illegal substance was detected by the airport luggage scanners.
The young man remains in custody assisting police with investigations. He is likely to be charged some time today.
