NEARLY $2m worth of suspected cocaine was found buried in the sand on a remote, unpopulated cay off the southern tip of Acklins after a go-fast vessel was discovered beached along the shoreline, police said.
The seizure was made on Thursday, October 15, in a joint operation involving the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), a joint counter-narcotics programme with the United States.
According to police, around 4pm, the Defence Force deployed a vessel to Castle Island after receiving intelligence about a suspicious go-fast vessel heading towards the southern side of Acklins.
When officers arrived, they found a white go-fast vessel beached along the shoreline. A search of the boat turned up several items of clothing and navigation equipment.
Officers say they then searched the shoreline and surrounding area, where they found two orange crocus bags partially buried in the sand. The bags held black, kilo-sized square packages and white-and-clear-taped square packages of suspected cocaine.
In total, 40 kilo-sized packages were seized, weighing about 99 pounds, with an estimated street value of $1.98m.
The drugs were brought to New Providence aboard a Defence Force vessel on Sunday and handed over to the Drug Enforcement Unit.
No arrests were reported.
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