Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit are preparing drug trafficking charges against a 37-year-old Providence man, who was busted near the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Sunday with 57.3 pounds of cocaine in his car.
A statement from CANU indicated that its officers were conducting routine operations at a cargo company close to the airport, when they intercepted the car with the driver as the lone occupant.
CANU said a search of the car uncovered 23 large brick-like parcels of cocaine along with a 9mm gun with 14-matching rounds.
The driver, Christopher Michael Douglas, who told investigators he lived in both Providence and Albouystown, was immediately arrested and escorted to CANU headquarters along with the seized cocaine and gun with ammunition.
CANU said the 57.3 pounds of cocaine that was seized carries a street value of more than $27 million.
The suspect has refused to offer any information to investigators and is expected to face charges soon. CANU suspects that there may have been other players in the attempt to ferry the drugs out of Guyana who may be linked to the cargo company where the man appeared to have been heading when he was intercepted.
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