A father and son were on Friday arrested after they were busted by the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) with a quantity of suspected lidocaine and cocaine.
Lidocaine (aka lignocaine) is a local anaesthetic commonly used to dilute cocaine.
The suspects were identified as 61-year-old Andre Gomes, also called ‘Zipper’, and Mark Gomes, 38, both of Craig Street, Campbellville.
CANU in a statement said that their officers conducted an operation on Friday at Lot 32 and 34, Craig Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, where a search was carried out on both properties. It was said in the statement that Lot 34 is a ‘known drug yard’ to the unit.
During the search, a quantity of transparent glass tubes labelled lidocaine and a quantity of suspected cocaine were discovered.
As a result, both father and son were escorted to CANU headquarters along with the suspected narcotics and the quantity of substances. The narcotics tested positive for cocaine and had a total weight of 24.4 grams.
In 2018, the two suspects were charged with the illegal possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, where Andre Gomes was found not guilty of the charge after the conclusion of the trial, while his son was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty.
