A private jet that flew in officials from an international company for a meetings with officials in Guyana was broken into at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, triggering a major investigation.

Senior Police officials have confirmed to News Source that investigators are probing the report of an alleged break-in of the private aircraft.

The aircraft bearing registration number N111RE arrived at the country’s main international airport on Wednesday afternoon. The aircraft was parked close to the hanger of the Guyana Defence Air Corps at the airport after its crew and passengers left for their two day visit.

News Source understands that on Friday when the pilots arrived at the airport to prepare for their flight out of Guyana, the main door of the aircraft was found to be breached and was left slightly open.

An alarm was raised and it was discovered that a number of small items including liquor and other drinks were missing from the aircraft.

There was no damage to the aircraft and it left Guyana with its passengers on Friday for Brownsville, Texas.

The Guyana Police Force has launched a major investigation and senior officials at the airport confirmed today that investigators visited the GDF Air Corps at the airport and questioned a number of ranks.

Meanwhile, the incident has renewed calls for increased security at the airport.

A senior official in the aviation industry said this is not the first time that there has been such an incident at the airport.

The official said there is clearly the need for additional personnel and security equipment at the international airport.

The probe into the incident is ongoing.

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