Georgetown: Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry today remanded two men for smuggling a quantity of cocaine in drinking straws that was destined for Canada.
The accused were identified as Adrian David and Adrian O-Brien Whyte. They plead not guilty and were remanded to jail. The duo will return to court on December 14, 2012.
Reports are that among the items checked during the examination were 68 boxes of mangoes and several boxes containing packets of macaroni noodles. The ranks became suspicious of the weight of the noodles and decided to carry out a thorough investigation at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
Only last week the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit intercepted some 700 lbs of cocaine at a city container facility. The drug was hidden in a shipment of soap powder.
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