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Outgoing passenger busted with raw gold at CJIA fined $100K

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An outgoing Guyanese passenger who was intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, on Thursday with a quantity of raw gold was fined $100,000.

The yellow metal substance was reportedly discovered during routine screening. According to the police, the raw gold was found concealed in the hand luggage of a 44-year-old Guyanese male, who was an outgoing passenger on a Caribbean Airlines flight.

Customs officials were subsequently contacted and took possession of the suspected raw gold, which was weighed and amounted to 0.556 grams. The passenger was subsequently fined $100,000, after which he was permitted to board his flight.

 

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