Canada busts Guyana cocaine-in-pineapple ring

The cocaine-stuffed pineapples (Canadian Border Services Agency photo)

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) over the past four months unearthed some 28 kilogrammes (61lbs) of cocaine that originated here, the bulk of which was hidden in hollowed–out pineapples and watermelons.

According to a report in The Windsor Star, with the seizures the Canadians have also broken–up a well-organised international narcotics ring, which has ties to Eastern Canada, the United States, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Guyana.

Six persons have been arrested, including