Jamaicans expect an early break in cocaine ship probe

The cocaine find aboard a container on MV Vega Azurit in Jamaica is the third on the vessel for this year. (Photo from marinetraffic.com)

Jamaican investigators at the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) say they have a “good understanding” of how $112 million in cocaine was smuggled into the island on board a ship coming from Guyana and they expect an early break in the case.

Senior Superintendent Warren Clarke, Head of the TCND, told The Jamaica Gleaner that several persons, including workers at the port where the drugs were found, are being interviewed