September 1, 2024
Authorities in Guyana seize cocaine worth US$200m
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — Authorities in Guyana on the northern tip of South America on Sunday seized US$200 million worth of cocaine buried near a clandestine airstrip for shipment to Europe, a customs official said.
Around 4.4 metric tonnes of the drug were found in underground bunkers near the border with Venezuela to the west, said James Singh, the head of the anti-narcotics unit of Guyana’s customs agency.
Traffickers dug holes in the ground to hide the cocaine, and then covered them with wooden planks, Singh said. No arrests have been made so far.
In March, the authorities in Guyana seized half a ton of cocaine and arrested two Venezuelans who were transporting it in a speedboat along a river.
