A JOINT OPERATION WITH CANU AND THE GDF COAST GUARD LED TO THE DISCOVER OF A LARGE QUANTITY OF COCAINE
On Friday, March 29, 2024, ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) and GDF Coast Guard conducted a joint operation at Vergenoegen, Essequibo-Island West Demerara, where they intercepted a go fast vessel with two occupants.
A subsequent search of the said vessel led to the discovery of a large quantity of narcotics, along with a quantity of fuel and other items. Two persons are presently in custody.
The said narcotic was tested and proven to be cocaine. The total, when weighed, amounted to 536 kilos, or 1,181 lbs, with a street value in Guyana of $2.6 million USD. Had the cocaine been transshipped to its intended destination, it would’ve amounted to a street value of over 20 million euros.
