Last Updated on Thursday, 30 July 2026, 22:46 by Writer
A Colombian man has been fined and jailed after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of 56.296 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Wednesday.
Several other foreign and Guyanese nationals are in custody pending investigation, the agency also said.
CANU said Venezuelan Gerardo Martinez and Colombian Revelino Ascue were arrested on July 24 in the vicinity of
Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, where a motor vehicle was intercepted.
CANU said a search of the vehicle uncovered 50 brick-like parcels of cocaine, weighing 55.296 kilograms.
That law enforcement department of the Ministry of Home Affairs said during a court appearance before Diamond Magistrate Dylon Bess, Ascue pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, together with a fine of GYD$82,944,000.
However, Martinez pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison, CANU said.
