Local boat busted in Barbados with cocaine, ganja

Five Guyanese were held after 62.5kilogrammes (138 lbs) of cocaine and 183.5 kilogrammes (404.5lbs) of cannabis were seized from the MV Ocean Harvest. (Shipspotting.com photo)

A Guyanese vessel was seized in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday with a large quantity of cocaine and marijuana and five Guyanese are now in custody.

It was the second such incident in recent months. In September, a Guyanese vessel was held in St Lucia’s waters with weapons and drugs and six Guyanese aboard were later slapped with a record 60 charges.

A joint operation by anti-narcotics agents here and in Barbados on Thursday led to the seizure of the