Local law enforcement is investigating how 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine got into the baggage compartment of a Dynamic Airlines flight that left here for the John F Kennedy Airport, New York on Tuesday.
Stabroek News understands that a New York baggage handler discovered the drug in a small unidentified package in the cargo hold.
Head of CANU James Singh confirmed that the drug was found in the holding compartment of the plane in New York and said that his agency is currently undertaking investigations from this end.
It is believed that the drug was probably smuggled onto the plane by someone who was not a passenger as it was found not in luggage, but by itself in the baggage holding area.
Investigations are continuing.
