A FATHER and son were, on Friday, busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with a quantity of cocaine in the handles of their suitcases.

This latest bust follows that of an American male who had travelled from Guyana to JFK in New York with cocaine in the handle of his suitcase.

Both the 41-year-old father and his 19-year-old son, former residents of North Road, Georgetown, were outgoing passengers on a Caribbean Airways flight to New York when drug agents from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) inspected their suitcases and discovered a whitish powder emanating from the handles. The powder was tested and found to be cocaine.

Investigations are in progress.

The police have disclosed that, at about 15:25hrs on Friday, June 20, 2014, ranks of the Narcotics Branch conducted a search on the baggage of a Guyanese national on an outgoing flight at the CJIA, and found a quantity of cocaine in the handles of his suitcases.

The man has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

Only last week an American citizen boarded a flight from Guyana to JFK New York and was caught with cocaine in his suitcase handle. He is currently facing charges in the United States. (Asif Hakim)