CANU SEIZES A QUANTITY OF COCAINE AT THE CJIA On Thursday 22nd February 2024, CANU Officers attached to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, while performing duties at the baggage shed area intercepted two (2) males, who were observed retrieving four (4) duffle bags over the CJIA’s fence from an unknown male. A search of the said duffle bags led to the discovery of sixty four (64) brick-like parcels suspected to be cocaine. Travis Sealey, age 26, a shift leader attached to the New Timehri Handling Service (NTHS) and Koby Bakker, age 20, a ground security coordinator attached to Secure Innovations and Concept (SIC), both of Timehri, along with the suspected narcotic were escorted to CANU’s headquarters, where the suspected narcotic tested positive for cocaine and weighed 71.2 kg, which has an estimated street value of GY$64,000,000. The narcotic was intended to be loaded on a British Airways Flight bound for St. Lucia (UVF), with onwards connection to the United Kingdom. If the narcotic had reached its intended destination, the estimated street value would have been over £3,000,000 which is equivalent to approximately GY$679,000,000. Investigations are ongoing.

CANU Seizes a Quantity of Cocaine On Thursday 8th February 2024, CANU officers conducted an intelligence-led operation at the Cornelia Ida Public Road area, where officers intercepted a motor vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed ten (10) brick-like parcels wrapped in transparent plastic suspected to be cocaine.    Sahadeo Prasad,age 39 years, of Grant 104 Anna Catherina West Coast Demerara was arrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with the suspected narcotic, which tested positive for cocaine.   Investigations are ongoing.

CANU Seizes Foreign Cannabis and Ammunition Date of Interception: Friday 9th February, 2024 Place of Interception: Eccles Housing Scheme, East BankDemerara   •      On Friday 9th February 2024, CANU Officers conducted an operation atEccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, where they intercepted a motorvehicle driven by a lone male occupant. A search of the motor vehicle revealedfive (5) large bales wrapped with black plastic, containing two hundred and fifty(250) brick-like parcels suspected to be cannabis. A further search wasconducted at the residence which led to the discovery of seven (7) 9mm liverounds of ammunition in a magazine. •      Rohan Rambarran called “Sauce” of Eccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, wasarrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with the ammunition andsuspected cannabis which was tested and determined to be foreign marijuanaknown as “Creepy”. •     In December 2009, Rambarran, along with four (4) others were convicted for theimportation, possession and trafficking of 91.3 kilos of cannabis and 119.4kilos of cocaine which were concealed in logs discovered on 29thNovember 2005. Rambarran was sentenced concurrently to twenty-five (25) yearsfor trafficking cannabis and thirty (30) years for trafficking cocaine. On 29thAugust 2019, the Barbados Court of Appeal ordered the release of Rambarran ontime served, and he was subsequently deported to Guyana.   •      Investigationsare ongoing.

CANU Seizes a Quantity of Cocaine & Cannabis Date of Interception: Thursday 8th February 2024 Place of Interception: Cornelia Ida Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara     •      On Thursday 8th February 2024, CANU Officers whilst conducting a follow-up investigation in the Cornelia Ida Housing Scheme area, conducted a search at a residence which led to the discovery of five hundred and eighteen (518) bricklike parcels, wrapped in transparent plastic suspected to be cannabis and twelve (12) brick-like parcels wrapped in transparent plastic suspected to be cocaine.    •      Two (2) foreign nationals were arrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with the suspected narcotics, which tested positive for cocaine and foreign marijuana known as “Creepy”.       •      Investigations are ongoing.