A 38-year-old Jamaican man is under
police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital
in Guyana
after he was held at the country's airport on suspicion of ingesting cocaine
pellets.
According to a report in Guyana's Stabroek newspaper the man, who was taken to the hospital just before midday Saturday, has confessed to swallowing 100 pellets.
He was about to board a plane destined for Jamaica at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport when he was observed acting in a suspicious manner.
He was detained and questioned by the police.
It was the second time in recent weeks that a Jamaican has been held at the airport after being suspected of swallowing cocaine.
Last month Errol Barrett of a Falmouth address was arrested and admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he allegedly passed out 45 pellets weighing 516 grams.
At the time of his arrest, Mr. Barrett was preparing to board a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for Jamaica.
He was charged on February 19 with trafficking in narcotics and after pleading guilty, he was sentenced to three years in prison together with a fine of $10,000.
According to a report in Guyana's Stabroek newspaper the man, who was taken to the hospital just before midday Saturday, has confessed to swallowing 100 pellets.
He was about to board a plane destined for Jamaica at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport when he was observed acting in a suspicious manner.
He was detained and questioned by the police.
It was the second time in recent weeks that a Jamaican has been held at the airport after being suspected of swallowing cocaine.
Last month Errol Barrett of a Falmouth address was arrested and admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he allegedly passed out 45 pellets weighing 516 grams.
At the time of his arrest, Mr. Barrett was preparing to board a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for Jamaica.
He was charged on February 19 with trafficking in narcotics and after pleading guilty, he was sentenced to three years in prison together with a fine of $10,000.
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