Saturday, February 24, 2007

‘Coke’ hidden in colour markers / Trinidad & TobagoNewsday, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,52840.html
"IN THE second major drug bust this week, officers from the Organised Crime, Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB) raided a guest house in north Trinidad and seized a quantity of cocaine found hidden inside colour markers and stainless steel flasks. During the raid, police said, two men aged 30 and 31, who are believed to be from Nigeria as well as a 39-year-old female security guard who lives in Central Trinidad, were detained for questioning. Police sources said the cocaine was hidden in over 100 colour markers and three flasks at the guest house. The cocaine weighed 4.2 kilos (9.24 lbs) and has an estimated local street value of $1.7 M."