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Antigua finds drugs in suitcase from Guyana
Antigua, St John’s (Caribarena.com) – Antiguan authorities say that they seized 
a suitcase containing 1.1 kg of cocaine at the VC Bird International Airport on Tuesday.
Officers of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP), while conducting routine checks, observed a suitcase with no identification except for a green string.
The suitcase was tested and found to be positive for cocaine. When checked, it was found to contain a package containing 1.1 kg of cocaine.
Checks were carried out and it is believed that the suitcase arrived aboard a LIAT flight from Guyana. The drugs have an estimated street value of EC $155,406.68 (US$57,540).
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