Five men are expected to appear at the  Leonora Magistrate’s Court today after quantities of  suspected cocaine and marijuana were found in a car at Parika, East Bank Essequibo last Wednesday .

According  to a release from the  Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU),  the suspected cocaine and marijuana were concealed in two blue plastic gas bottles in the trunk of a motor vehicle at the Parika Public Road.

The weight of the substances  were quantified as 80 kilograms of suspected cannabis and 13.812 kilograms of suspected cocaine.

The five men , Khamraj Lall, Marlon Lawrence, Rajendra Persaud, Cleve Thornhill, and Doodnauth Chattgroon are expected to be charged at the Leonora Magistrate’s court for the offence of Trafficking in Narcotics.