Jamaica finds cocaine in shipment from Guyana

The five leather bags which contained the cocaine. (PHOTO: Jamaica Constabulary Force)

Narcotics detectives and customs agents seized 187 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of nearly J$102 million, at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) on Monday in a shipment from Guyana according to loopjamaica.com.

Reports are that about 2:45 pm, the narcotics cops along with customs agents carried out  cargo examinations at the KCT.

During examination of a 40 ft container, a total of five leather bags were reportedly found hidden amongst the shipment, loopjamaica.com said.