Two Brazilian nationals are in custody as the probe intensifies into a foreign registered four-seater Bonanza Beechcraft aircraft that landed on a sand trail at Orealla Village, Corentyne, Berbice River.
According to the Police, a thorough search of the aircraft was conducted and a total of 453 packages containing 453 kilograms of suspected cocaine were found, along with 2 Global Positioning Systems, 1 Radio Set, 3 Mobile Smartphones, 2 Identification Cards and the Aircraft’s Registration Documents.
Two male foreign nationals, suspected to be Brazilians, who were in the vicinity were arrested by the Divisional ranks. Other ranks of the Police Force’s SWAT Team, GDF and CANU were mobilised and dispatched to the scene from Camp Ayanganna aboard the GDF’s BEL-412 helicopter. The two foreign nationals, the suspected cocaine and the aircraft are all in police custody as the investigations continue.