LAW enforcement officials in Miami are probing the discovery of three kilograms of cocaine which was found onboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Tuesday.

According to a statement issued by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), US law enforcement officers discovered the cocaine in a panel in the rear cargo hold of the CAL aircraft, Reg. No. 9Y-KIN, on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

The cocaine, which weighed approximately 3kg, was discovered in the cargo hold, which is only accessed by maintenance staff of the airline.

The aircraft had previously arrived in Guyana, via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), at 21:45hrs on Monday, August 9, 2021 and departed the next day at approximately 05:30hrs for Trinidad, where it in-transited for approximately 90 minutes before departing for Miami.

“On departure from Guyana, security checks were conducted, routinely, according to protocols. Preliminary indicators do not suggest that the narcotics was placed on the aircraft while it was parked at CJIA. However, more information is being gathered from Caribbean Airlines security and authorities in the USA,” a release from CANU said.

The investigation is still ongoing.