Drugs agents from the Guyana Police Force are anxiously waiting to examine the bodily contents of a female Bermudan to confirm that she did ingest cocaine in an attempt to smuggle the drug to her home country.
The woman has been identified as Njela Fublar, of 1Frento Drive, Bermuda 4M17.
The 23-year-old was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, early yesterday while she was an outgoing passenger to Bermuda.
According to a senior police official, an x-ray showed a foreign substance which is suspected to be cocaine in the woman’s stomach.
The Bermudan is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where she is closely being monitored by police ranks.
The official said that acting on information and the fact that the women fitted a particular profile; she was intercepted before she boarded the aircraft.
Investigations are ongoing.