RANKS of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), on Friday, seized almost 24 kilograms of cocaine during an operation at Hydronie, Parika, East Bank Essequibo.
According to a press release, acting on intelligence, CANU ranks searched a residence in the area, where they discovered several parcels containing a whitish, powdery substance suspected to be cocaine. The substance was later tested and confirmed to be cocaine, weighing 23.958 kilograms.
Three suspects were arrested in connection with the discovery and were taken to CANU’s headquarters along with the narcotics. Investigations into the matter are ongoing.