FIFTY-one-year-old Canadian citizen Arthur Manget was busted by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Monday morning when he was about to depart Guyana on Caribbean Airlines’ flight BW 524.

This newspaper was told that Manget was observed acting suspiciously while approaching the counter to check-in his luggage; and CANU ranks observed that the side of his suitcase looked usually bulky. When it was punctured, ranks found the illegal substance.

The illegal substance was reportedly tested and weighed, and was confirmed to be approximately eighteen pounds of cocaine.

Manget’s address while in Guyana was listed as 123 Old Road, Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara.