A US-based Guyanese man was arrested at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York on Friday, allegedly with some 40lbs of cocaine worth more than US$500,000 concealed between bags of frozen shrimp.
According to CBS 7 News outlet and the New York Post, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York stated that 22-year-old Zacharie Scott arrived at JFK on American Airlines Flight 2694 from Guyana. He was selected for a secondary screening by the US Customs and Border Protection and the drugs were discovered.
Stabroek News contacted Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh for a comment on the matter, given that Scott’s luggage had been scanned here before he left. Singh indicated that like all busts, it was being investigated by CANU and further, it was a joint investigation between Guyana and US authorities. He said he could not give further information.
