$27M in cocaine found in Kitchener plaques and paintings

TWENTY-SEVEN million dollars worth of cocaine, discovered among cargo on an Air Transat flight, was seized Thursday night by officers of the Organised Crime and Narcotic Unit (OCNU) at Piarco Airport. 

The seizure was made during a routine check at the airport, according to aviation sources. The large quantity of cocaine was reportedly found sealed in wall plaques with paintings of the late calypsonian, the Lord Kitchener on the front. Clarence Holmer, General Manager of the General Aviation Services (GAS), ground handlers for Air Transat, said he had no comment to make on the seizure. “I am not at liberty to give out any information,” Holmer stated flatly, while Snr Supt Kathleen Weekes, head of the OCNU department, said the investigations were at a sensitive stage and therefore, she preferred not to comment. Newsday understands that no arrests have been made.  However, several people have been questioned.  OCNU officers are continuing investigations.