The findings of the investigation into the interception of 306 pounds of cocaine in Jamaica earlier this month have been submitted to the relevant agencies for an internal review and recommendations on the way forward.
This is according CANU Head James Singh, who when contacted for an update on Wednesday told Stabroek News that once the review is completed, the relevant agencies will be tasked to make recommendations on what action/s should be taken against those found responsible.
Singh was unable to discuss the findings of the investigation at this point.
He, however noted that a multi-agency collaboration has since been implemented at the container scanning facility.
This means that ranks from CANU are now stationed at the facility to assist staff from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with the scanning process.
On March 2nd, law enforcement officials in Jamaica announced that they had unearthed over 100 packages containing more than 300 pounds of cocaine in containers which were shipped from Guyana at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL).
The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported that the drug was found in two of six containers that arrived on the island from Guyana en route to Haiti and China.
One of the contaminated containers contained rice while the other had logs. The container loaded with rice was destined for Haiti and the one with the logs was intended for China.
The report said that while searching the containers, Narcotics Police accompanied by members of the Jamaica Customs Contraband Enforcement Team found a total of 122 packages (110 in one and 12 in another), each with a compressed white substance resembling cocaine.
The total weight of the drugs is approximately 139.4 kilograms and the estimated street value is US$6.59 million.
The interception was the third international drug bust in recent times linked to Guyana.
The brokers and shippers of the shipment were questioned as part of the investigation. However, to date no charge has been laid.
CANU, in a press statement, had said that the investigation confirmed that both contaminated containers left a city wharf in Georgetown, Guyana.
The agency said that investigations revealed that security checks were done by personnel of GRA prior to the departure of the shipment and it is suspected that the containers may have been contaminated after those security checks were done.
