Forty-six lbs of cocaine straws found in mango shipment

The ingenuity of drug traffickers was on display again yesterday at the Timehri airport when 46 pounds of cocaine was found in drinking straws which were made to look like macaroni and then hidden in boxes of mangoes destined for Canada.

According to the police, four men are in custody assisting with investigations. Stabroek News understands that the shipper is among those being questioned and that court appearances could be made as early as today.

Police said in a press release yesterday afternoon