TRAVIS Sealey and Koby Bakker were on Monday remanded to prison over a large quantity of cocaine that authorities say was found in duffle bags at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

Sealey, 26, a shift leader with the New Timehri Handling Service (NTHS), and Koby Bakker, 20, a ground security coordinator with Secure Innovations and Concept (SIC), both of Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce.

It is alleged that on February 22, at CJIA, Timehri, EBD, they had 71.2 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Both of them entered a guilty plea and the matter was adjourned to April 12 for disclosure.

Magistrate Scarce denied the duo bail, citing lack of “special reasons” as required by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (control) Act.

Sealey was represented by Attorney-at-law Bernard Da Silva.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) alleged that the two men were observed retrieving four duffle bags over the airport’s fence from an unknown male.

A search of the bags led to the discovery of 64 brick-like parcels of cocaine, carrying a street value of GY$64M. According to CANU, the narcotic was intended to be loaded on a British Airways Flight bound for St. Lucia, with onwards connection to the United Kingdom (UK).

If the narcotic had reached its intended destination, the estimated street value would have been over £3,000,000 which is equivalent to approximately GY$679 million.