Agents of Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Wednesday night seized 150 pounds of marijuana and arrested a crew of three Guyanese and three Barbadians, Head of CANU James Singh said Thursday.
He said no cocaine was found aboard the vessel named CV 1 which transports mostly agricultural produce. Dried coconuts were also found aboard the vessel that was moored alongside a south Georgetown wharf.
Mr. Singh said the seizure was part of an ongoing operation by the anti-drug agency which is a department of the Ministry of Home Affairs. “This was part of an ongoing investigation and I am happy to see that it has borne fruit and I am look forward to supporting the current CANU team,” Mr. Singh told Demerara Waves Online News/News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM.
The CANU Head said…