Guyanese authorities seized $200m of cocaine
Authorities in the South American country of Guyana said they had seized more than 3,600 kilograms of cocaine found in dense jungles near the border with Venezuela, The Associated Press reports
This drug seizure is considered the biggest in recent history. Guyana's Security Minister Robeson Benn told reporters that, according to his estimates, the cocaine is worth at least $200m.
As reported, the drugs were found in earthen pits in Guyana’s northwest region. Police arrested one suspect and announced that they were looking for two more who fled the scene.
The operation involved Guyana’s police and military, as well as the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The drugs were seized in an area where police have found improvised submersible vessels hidden in the jungle in recent years. Officials said it’s not yet known if the boats were actually used, but said they would step up monitoring in the region.
