Two Guyanese and a Guyanese-born Canadian citizen are currently in police custody after they were caught attempting to smuggle cocaine through Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) early this morning, a statement from the CJIA said.
The statement said that a man, who identified himself as Kenneth Jones, presented forged documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Airport Duty Office (ADO) stating that he was carrying out protocol duties for two individuals – Mahendra Ramsuchit and Rohbina Basdeoram.
The two individuals, according to Jones, were relatives of a Government official.
However, thorough security checks revealed the trio to be impostors, the statement said.
Ramsuchit and Basdeoram, a Canadian citizen, both 29, were expected to depart CJIA for Toronto on Fly Jamaica flight OJ 157, the statement said.
A powdery substance was confirmed as cocaine concealed in the duo’s carry-on luggage.
The weight of the substance is estimated to be some 20 pounds has yet to be confirmed by drug analysts.
CJIA is also carrying out an investigation into the incident.
