A FORTY-SIX-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 Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Wednesday.The incident occurred around 14:00hrs 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 were detected via X-ray. The amount retrieved thus far amounts to 444 grams. He was an outgoing passenger bound for the USA.