Several held over cocaine in suitcase at airport

The cocaine found in the suitcase yesterday

Several people were held yesterday after ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) unearthed an unmarked suitcase with four kilogrammes of cocaine hidden inside at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, CANU boss James Singh confirmed last evening.

The details of the find are sketchy but according to the information reaching Stabroek News, alert ranks saw the suitcase which did not have a name tag on a luggage bin. A subsequent check unearthed four cocaine bricks