OVER 194 pounds of cocaine was seized Tuesday evening in a quantity of frozen shrimp and fish at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), police confirmed.According to a police release the discovery was made at approximately 18:40h by ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch, who intercepted a cargo shipment of thirty five boxes of seafood of which eight contained a total of 88.2 kilos of cocaine.

The shipment was part of outgoing cargo at the CJIA, destined for New York.

This newspaper understands that a man from the West Coast of Demerara is in police custody as other main suspects are being sought.
.