Authorities in Guyana have arrested two Nigerian nationals for trying to traffic cocaine into the country.
The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) has arrested two Nigerian nationals who attempted to post a box containing $400,000 of cocaine through the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC).
According to the anti-drug agency statement on Thursday, February 23, 2023, the suspects were identified as 33-year-old Michael Emmanuel Ude and 26-year-old Gift Obioha.
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The statement, CANU agents at GPOC on Wednesday, February 22, intercepted Ude of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara. CA, who was attempting to post a box containing several items.
A subsequent search of the box was conducted in the presence of the said individual, which led to the discovery of a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine,” the statement read.
The two Nigerians are said to have been trafficking drugs to Guyana through a false pretence of sending goods via the post office. According to reports, authorities have been tracking them for a long while.
Michael Emmanuel Ude, 33 years, a Nigerian national of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, was arrested and escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with the suspected narcotic, which tested positive for cocaine and weighed approximately 1.1lbs. (482g) with a street value of GUY $400,000.
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An investigation later resulted in the arrest of another Nigerian national Gift Obioha, 26 years, of Laing Avenue, Georgetown. Investigations are ongoing.
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