29 kilos of marijuana seized by Coast Guard

A release from the Coast Guard said one of its interceptors was on patrol at about 11.43 pm when it saw a 28-foot white pirogue with two men.

As the interceptor approached, the pirogue sped up and the interceptor chased it.

Coast Guard members managed to catch up with the boat and boarded it.

During a search, they allegedly found 52 packages of marijuana with an estimated street value of $375,000 in two bags.

The men were said to be a Venezuelan who was previously held for brining an undocumented Egyptian into the country, and a Trinidadian.

They were detained and handed over to the Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearms Bureau.