Some 192.4 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $800M, was yesterday unearthed in a container onboard a foreign bauxite ship destined for Europe after local authorities were tipped off by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC).
The drugs were in 185 packages or bricks, which were concealed under the pallets of a container on board the MV Delta Dies, a vessel registered in Cyprus, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced.
All 11 members of the crew were initially arrested, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) head James Singh said, but seven were later released. The four remaining in custody were said to be assisting in the investigation.
Stabroek News was told the vessel arrived in Guyana over the weekend and proceeded to Linden,