An outgoing passenger was fined GY$100,000 after airport screening uncovered a small quantity of yellow metal suspected to be raw gold in his hand luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.
The Guyana Police Force said the 44-year-old Guyanese man was preparing to board a Caribbean Airlines flight when the substance was found at about 4:25 a.m. on Thursday, November 5.
Customs officials were contacted and took possession of the suspected gold. It weighed 0.556 grams, according to preliminary enquiries.
The passenger was fined and then permitted to board his flight.
