– with 5 bricks of suspected cocaine

THE Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) took three men into custody during a drug bust last Wednesday on the Rupert Craig Highway, in the vicinity of Kitty seawall between Pere and Queen Streets.

In a release late Thursday night, CANU identified the suspects as Aundre Singh of Block X Diamond Housing Scheme; Clifford Gouveia of Little Abary, East Coast Demerara; and Oneil Charan of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty.

The men reportedly had in their possession 5.582 kilograms of cocaine, while another 6.6grams of cocaine was found at Singh’s home.

“Singh, with passenger Charan, was the driver of a white Premio PSS 8977 along Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of Kitty seawall, whilst Gouveia was the driver of PLL 5213 along the same road, behind Singh’s car when CANU ranks intercepted the transfer of a box containing five suspected bricks of cocaine and beauty soaps between the said cars,” CANU said in its release.

Singh’s Diamond home was subsequently searched, and it was then that the additional 6.6grams of what is suspected to be cocaine, a large quantity of cash, and the two unlicenced weapons and ammunition were unearthed.

Two motor cars, monies and two firearms (a Taurus revolver with matching ammunition and one pistol with matching ammunition) were found.

Both firearms and matching ammunition, CANU said, were found after the initial interdiction at a subsequent search of Singh’s Premises at Diamond.