GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Officials in Guyana say they plan to fire nearly a dozen baggage handlers and ramp attendants after police found 57 pounds of cocaine that was about to be loaded onto a flight headed for New York City.
Airport Authority Chief Executive Ramesh Ghir said today that airport workers were clearly involved in yesterday’s incident.
Twelve employees were dismissed earlier this year after someone threw a bag with 50 pounds of cocaine over a perimeter fence at the South American country’s international airport.