A 41-YEAR-OLD shipper from Mahaicony, East Coast of Demerara, and later his wife, were detained early yesterday morning following a drug bust at a cargo company holding area at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), when ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) inspected a consignment of fresh fruits destined for Canada and discovered a ‘whitish’ substance in a quantity of awaras that were stored among mangoes. 

A test later confirmed the presence of cocaine, and, upon closer examination, ranks discovered that some of the ‘awaras’ were fake and were hidden among the real ones which were packed in boxes.
Ranks are also looking for several other suspects as the probe widens.