The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday said that it held a Lethem resident on Saturday suspected of smuggling 251 cases of beer.
In a statement yesterday, CANU named the suspect as Ryan Khan. It said that “during a routine operation in Region 9 CANU Ranks arrested a Lethem resident found attempting to transport suspected smuggled cases of beers suspected to have emanated from Brazil. The interdiction was made whilst the suspect was attempting to load the suspected articles onto the tray of his vehicle from its purportedly concealed location under a clump of bushes at an area near the Guyana/Brazil Border”.
Smuggling in the area is now considered to be an even more grave matter considering the risk of the spread of COVID-19 from Brazil.
CANU said that the articles and the suspect have all been handed over to GRA for investigation.