Nigerian men arrested for cocaine bust at GPO

TWO Nigerians were, on Wednesday, arrested by the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) for allegedly attempting to traffic over one pound of cocaine in a box through the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC).

In custody are Michael Emmanuel Ude, 33, of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara and Gift Obioha, 26, of Laing Avenue, Georgetown.

According to a CANU release, on the day in question, ranks, while on duties at GPO, intercepted Ude who was attempting to post a box containing several items.

“A subsequent search of the box was conducted in the presence of the said individual, which led to the discovery of a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine,” the release detailed.

Ude was arrested and escorted to CANU’s headquarters along with the suspected narcotics, which tested positive for cocaine and weighed approximately 1.1lbs. (482grams) with a street value of $400,000.

Further investigations led to Obioha’s arrest, as the probe continues.