104 pounds of cocaine wash ashore in Barbuda
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Police have launched an investigation to determine how cocaine with a street value of more than US$370,000 washed ashore along the coastline of Barbuda over two days.
A statement by the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda said the first discovery was made on August 2, when officers seized a package containing 20 vacuum-sealed parcels near the dock at Coco Point.
It said a second package containing another 20 vacuum-sealed parcels was found the following day along Coco Point Beach and that the combined haul weighed 104 pounds. The police said that the drugs has an estimated street value of EC$1,084,910.
The police said that they have launched a full inquiry into the origin of the drugs and are pursuing all available leads.
