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Jan 19, 2012 News
…after months of surveillance
In what is said to be their first major drug bust for the year, ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU), along with the Guyana Defense Force (GDF), yesterday intercepted a fishing trawler with a large quantity of cocaine and marijuana.
According to reports, the joint operation saw the drug enforcement agents netting some 27 kilograms of cocaine and 104 kilograms of marijuana. The bust was made at around 09:00 hours yesterday in the Demerara River. This publication was told that the vessel, named ‘Bismarck’, was headed for Trinidad, and had just departed Port Georgetown.
According to Head of CANU, James Singh, the bust was as a result of three months of intelligence gathering and close work with the Coast Guard. Singh said five crew members and their captain have been detained and are assisting with investigations.
Acting on information received, the Coast Guard and CANU ranks allowed the vessel to leave its port before descending on it. A search was then conducted and the illegal drugs and marijuana found onboard.
The vessel was then escorted back to Coast Guard headquarters where a further search was conducted and its crew members arrested. Up to late yesterday evening, ranks were still onboard the vessel, which was docked at the Coast Guard base, conducting investigation. It also remained under guard.
The estimated street value for the cocaine was said to be around$135M while the marijuana carries an estimated street value of $10M.
Sources said that vessel is owned by a Chinese national.
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