TWO foreign nationals have been detained following the discovery of 12 pounds of cocaine during a Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) operation on Friday.

CANU said in a press release that officers acting on information received, conducted an operation at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, during which one Colombian and one Venezuelan were intercepted and searched.

The search revealed a quantity of cocaine, which weighed 5.536 kilograms or 12.2 pounds, the release said, adding that investigations are ongoing.