Ten kilos cocaine thrown over airport fence

A Caribbean Airlines employee is in police custody following the discovery of two bags containing 10 kilos of cocaine which were dumped over the perimeter fence at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Saturday night.

According to the police, the airline employee is assisting with investigations into the incident which occurred around midnight on Saturday. The cocaine has a street value of $50M.

Reports are that anti-narcotics agents were called in to investigate after someone observed the bags being