Georgetown: Police have five persons in custody after a quantity of cocaine was discovered concealed in drinking straws today in a Canada-bound shipment which had been presented as macaroni noodles, according to drug enforcement officers.
Reports are that at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport during the examination of 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.
Upon emptying the packets, it was discovered that among the contents were a number of drinking straws sprayed in the colour of noodles and packed with a white powdery substance. This was subsequently tested and confirmed to be cocaine – a total of 21 kilograms 874 grams (48 pounds)
The shipper was among five persons, including a female, who were arrested.
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