Nineteen foreigners were arrested yesterday following the discovery of 36 pounds of cannabis on a vessel at the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC) wharf at Lombard Street, Georgetown.
The cannabis which carries a street value of $14M was unearthed during an operation by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).
In a press statement yesterday, CANU said the officers attached to the Special Operations section conducted a search on the vessel during which several parcels suspected to be cannabis were discovered.
