US-bound cocaine-in-ochroes intercepted

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia

Two persons were Monday arrested in connection with the discovery of a quantity of cocaine in a shipment of ochros destined for the United States (US), according to well-placed sources.

The amount of the narcotic was not immediately known.Sources said the cocaine was stashed inside a number of the vegetable.

Police intercepted the cocaine-in-ochroes shortyly before the boxes were due to leave on an AmeriJet cargo flight to New York.