More than 8,000 pounds of cocaine seized in Guyana’s largest drug bust

(LAUREN TAYLOR)

AUTHORITIES IN GUYANA HAVE MADE THE LARGEST COCAINE SEIZURE EVER – THEY TOOK MORE THAN £8,000 FROM THE JUNGLE NEAR THE VENEZUELA BORDER.

OFFICIALS DECIDE THIS IS THE LARGEST DRUG RAID IN GUYANA’S HISTORY… THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY’S SECURITY MINISTER ESTIMATED THE DRUGS TO BE WORTH $200 MILLION.

According to police, the traffickers dug holes in the ground and hid the cocaine in them, then covered the holes with wooden planks.

THE U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WAS PART OF THE OPERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF A SUSPECT.

POLICE SAYS THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR TWO OTHER SUSPECTS WHO WENT AWAY FROM THE SCENE.

THE HUGE AMOUNT OF COCAINE WAS SEIZED IN AN AREA WHERE GUYANESE POLICE HAVE FOUND IMPROVISED UNDERWATER VESSELS HIDDEN IN THE JUNGLE IN RECENT YEARS.

OFFICIALS SAY IT IS NOT CLEAR IF ANY OF THESE VESSELS WERE ACTUALLY USED, BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE INCREASING MONITORING IN THAT REGION.

THE COCAINE CONFISCATED WAS ALLEGEDLY INTENDED TO BE SHIPPED TO A EUROPEAN COUNTRY.

GUYANA’S SECURITY MINISTER SAID THE ATTACK IS PART OF GUYANA’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE REGION.