Alleged drug courier held at JFK says was trying to settle debt

A Guyanese who allegedly attempted to smuggle over two pounds of cocaine into the US in an effort to settle a debt was busted at the John F. Kennedy Airport and is now sitting in a New York jail.

Raymond Orwin Ptolemy Harry arrived in the US on October 27th 2019 on a Caribbean Airlines flight and was stopped by a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office to be questioned after clearing immigration.

According to Special Agent with the Department of Homeland Security Ryan W. Shipley, Harry  at the time had a blue carry-on bag and a black suitcase which he had uplifted from the baggage claim area.