Two men, who tried to evade law enforcement officers, have been arrested and are likely to be charged for drug trafficking.
The suspects are Daquan Wills, 25, of Meadow Brook Drive and Joel Fung-A-Fat, 39, of Foreshaw Street, Georgetown. Fung-A-Fat is also a U.S. citizen.
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said its ranks were conducting an operation this afternoon in Georgetown where several targets, including a Nissan Juke PVV 6706 baron, were under surveillance.
When the vehicle’s interdict ranks, he sped away, causing CANU officers to surrender.
The vehicle, which was driven by Wills, was finally intercepted at Lance Gibbs Street and Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.
Wills and Fat Fungi-A were the sole occupants of the vehicle.
During the hunt, a brick of cocaine suspected of coming from the vehicle was thrown and recovered by CANU ranks. That block of suspected cocaine totaled 1.054kg.
As a result of the intercept of the two suspects, CANU was then led to conduct a search in Stone Avenue, Campbellville where ranks uncovered more illegal drugs in the yard of an empty house.
CANU said its ranks found suspected cocaine totaled 1.048 kg and suspected cannabis totaled 17.956kg.