A 46-year-old, West Demerara resident is under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), excreting cocaine pellets, after being nabbed at the check-in area of the CJIA.

The incident occurred at about 14:00h on Wednesday and according to a police release, his transporter, a 35-year-old taxi driver also of West Demerara was taken into custody.

The 46-year-old who has been on the police’s radar for some time now, has so far excreted 61 of the 91 cocaine pellets which have been detected via X-ray. The amount retrieved thus far amounted to 444 grams. He was an outgoing passenger bound for the USA.