Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center

Oral Anthony Caines is the latest passenger from Guyana to be intercepted with cocaine as he made his way through security  upon his  arrival at John F Kennedy Airport.  The drug was found hidden between packets of curry and rice which he was also carrying  in his two checked suit cases.

When question about the source of the narcotic Caines claimed  his was paid US$5,000.00 by a man in Guyana to be a courier.

The cocaine was weighed and totaled 19.2336 kilos or 42.4 pounds. The street value for the drug is estimated at US$665,000.  He appeared in court and was remanded to Brooklyn  Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC).

Cocaine destined for the United States Of America continues to pass through Guyana’s airport security prompting many to believe that the authorities are involved.