Swissport workers granted bail

Police, in a release, said Rico Guevara, 27, a security officer, of Lopinot Settlement, Arima and Kermac Hodge, 23, a cargo handler of Bon Air Gardens, Arouca were before Magistrate Brian Debideen on Friday last. The matter was adjourned to September 22.

The men were arrested by members of the Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB) on August 31 at Amerijet Cargo warehouse, Piarco at about 5.30 am.

The drug, which has an estimated street value of $2 million dollars, was found concealed in boxes of pepper, aboard a flight which originated from Trinidad, and landed in Toronto, Canada, on August 20. The men were charged by PC Brian Sakhan.