THE two cocaine-laden containers, which were allegedly shipped from Guyana and intercepted in Jamaica earlier this week, were destined for Haiti and China, according to the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU). In a press release issued on Tuesday, CANU informed that it is in contact with its counterparts in Jamaica and investigations are on-going locally to ascertain how the narcotics ended up in the containers.
A release from the drug enforcement unit said that the narcotics were intercepted on March 1, 2021, in Kingston, Jamaica.
Jamaican law enforcement agents at Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited, Jamaica, were conducting searches on several transhipment containers, allegedly emanating from Guyana, when more than 300 pounds of suspected cocaine were unearthed in two containers.
According to CANU, one container containing logs of lumber was found to contain a box with parcels of suspected cocaine. The second container contained multiple duffle bags that also contained parcels of suspected cocaine. Both containers were detained, and an investigation ensued.
The consignment was destined for Haiti and China and contained suspected cocaine totalling 306.5 lbs or 139.4kg.