A team of anti-narcotics agents led by the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday morning unearthed some 50 kilogrammes (110lbs) of compressed marijuana stashed in a quantity of pumpkins destined for Barbados.
Reports are that around 11.30 am yesterday, the anti-narcotics agents discovered the drugs inside the vegetables in several rice bags in a refrigerated container at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf. Soon after the discovery was made, the police and the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) proceeded to investigate the matter including a manhunt for the exporter.
The drugs have a street value of