The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Wednesday conducted two separate operations that resulted in the seizure of cannabis and cocaine at a residence on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), and at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
In the first operation, CANU officers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport searched an incoming passenger who had arrived from the United States of America. The search led to the discovery of several transparent parcels containing a quantity of foreign cannabis. The cannabis was taken to CANU Headquarters, where it was weighed and found to amount to 15.758 kilograms (kg). The passenger, identified as a 36-year-old security officer of Hendrix Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA, was arrested and escorted to CANU Headquarters.

In a separate operation also on Wednesday, CANU officers acting on information received carried out a search at a residence located at Lot 5 Bruda Street, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara. During the search, ranks discovered a quantity of narcotics, including cannabis and cocaine.
The substances were seized and later weighed, amounting to 46 grams of cocaine and 1.798 kg of cannabis. Following the discovery, a 53-year-old cane harvester of the same address was arrested. He was escorted to CANU Headquarters along with the seized narcotics.
Investigations into both matters are also continuing.