Six men including two Barbadians were taken into custody on Wednesday night following the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana on a Barbadian cargo vessel at a city wharf.
The drugs were unearthed by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).
CANU in a press release issued yesterday said that the suspects who have been identified as Michael Forde, Trevor Robinson, Randy Welch, Hardat Monilall, Clyde Outridge and James Emptage are scheduled to appear in court today.
Forde and Robinson are Bajans while the other four suspects are Guyanese.
The vessel which was laden with perishable goods such as plantains, coconuts and pumpkins was intercepted at the GNIC Wharf, Lombard Street, Georgetown. It was destined for Barbados, CANU said.
The drugs which were found in 71 parcels were weighed and amounted to 69.246 kilograms of suspected marijuana. CANU said that it was concealed in a section of the vessel.
According to the release, the vessel, which is registered in Barbados and marked “CVI Barbados” was searched twice this week as part of an ongoing operation.
The first was carried out on Tuesday while the second was on Wednesday, when the discovery was made.
The vessel is believed to have been here for several weeks and had undergone repairs while it was docked, CANU added.
