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Poultry farmer busted with over five kilos of cocaine in Berbice
The suspect being escorted at the Central Police Station.
A 50 year-old poultry farmer of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was yesterday morning, around 09:00 hrs, busted at the Moleson Creek Ferry
The packets of cocaine found in the car
Stelling with a quantity of cocaine, allegedly for the purpose of trafficking.
The suspect has been identified as Trevor Edward Loo. According to reports, Loo was attempting to board the ferry with his vehicle, PJJ 5889, when police intercepted him based on information they recieved.
A search was subsequently conducted on the suspect’s vehicle which was Suriname-bound, and several concealed packets of cocaine weighing five thousand six hundred and thirty grams (5,630) were discovered.
The suspect is currently in police custody and is being processed for Court.
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