The Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) is currently pursuing a known female and her associates for questioning in relation to the recent seizure of a large shipment of cocaine in Canada which originated in Guyana.
A source yesterday informed Stabroek News that based on information provided by authorities in Canada, efforts are being made to locate the woman.
“We intend to interview her and we are looking for her associates”, the source said.
The woman, according to reports is known to the agency and has been on its radar for a while.
Earlier this week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on its website had said that it joined forces with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) more than two weeks ago and carried out a major drug seizure where 81 kilos of the drug suspected to be cocaine was seized at the Port of Valleyfield.
The drugs were reportedly concealed in the hold of a vessel – Jacqueline C – that left Guyana from Linden.
Four persons were subsequently arrested and two – 36-year-old Roldan De Gorio Tit and 48-year-old Nazir Ahmad Hussain – have since been charged with conspiracy to import drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
The RCMP added that the investigation is ongoing and the drugs were reportedly heading for the Toronto and Vancouver markets.
A report in the Montreal Gazette had said that the drugs were seized on September 15 and were found in a vessel from Georgetown, Guyana that was transporting bauxite.
“After an initial search of the vessel, signs led us to concentrate on the front of the boat. And after a vigorous search, the cocaine was found concealed in bags in the hold of the vessel,” the Montreal Gazette had quoted CBSA Deputy Director Alain Surprenant as saying.
