– three Jamaicans held
Three Jamaicans were yesterday morning intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after a search of luggage belonging to one of them unearthed a quantity of cocaine with an estimated US street value of US$20,000 concealed neatly in a dartboard.
Two of them are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) while the other was taken to a city hospital under police guard after officials suspected that he had swallowed some of the substance.
A CANU officer explained that around 6.30 am the three Jamaicans — one female and two males, who are in their late 20s — were outgoing passengers on a Caribbean Airlines flight CA424 destined for Jamaica via Barbados. He said officers at the airport profiled the female Jamaican and her suitcase was checked in her presence and then dart board was discovered.
A preliminary check on the board discovered the substance which appeared to be cocaine.