Lucayan Harbour multimillion-dollar drug bust

Law enforcement officials made a multimillion-dollar drug bust Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the launch of an international investigation, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Basil Rahming.<br />Superintendent Rahming said the incident occurred around 3:30pm when a joint drug interdiction team proceeded to Freeport Container Port at the Lucayan Harbour. <br />"Upon arrival at that transshipment facility, the officers commenced a search of a 20-foot metal container that was positioned on the storage bay," Mr. Rahming said in a press release.<br />"During this search, seven large, black duffle bags, which were found to contain suspected cocaine, were discovered and retrieved from among a shipment of dried coffee beans."<br />According to Mr. Rahming, the cargo arrived on Grand Bahama aboard the MSC SUKAINA, from Medellin, Colombia, around 11am Tuesday and was in transit to Montreal, Canada. <br />"The illegal narcotics, which weighed in at 216 kilos and have an estimated street value of $6.5 million, were flown to New Providence on Tuesday evening aboard an OPBAT helicopter," he said. <br />No arrests had been made as yet, Mr. Rahming said.<br />This is the second major drug bust for the year.<br />Last month, a daring chase on the high seas ended with two men being arrested and DEU officers seizing $1.2 million worth of marijuana and hashish, according to police.<br /><br />Last year, police on Grand Bahama seized $7 million in cash; 230 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $2 million; 73 pounds of marijuana, and a large weapons cache.

Lucayan Harbour multimillion-dollar drug bust

Law enforcement officials made a multimillion-dollar drug bust Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the launch of an international investigation,...

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