Cocaine worth over $21 million believed to have been part of a shipment of illegal drugs which washed ashore from the Atlantic Ocean was found and seized in Mayaro on Wednesday.

A police statement on Thursday said officers of the Mayaro CID got a tip-off and went to a location at Guayaguayare in the Mayaro police district.

There, the officers observed 36 packets of cocaine wrapped in watertight tape. The drug had a total weight of 46 kilogrammes and an estimated street value of $21,373,440. No one has been arrested.

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Police said the officers went to BP compound at Isthmus Road where company officials took them to the coastline of the western side of the facility where the packages of drugs were found. The packages were photographed and stored at the station before being taken to the Forensic Science Centre for analysis.

Also in the Eastern Division, the police responded to a report of an explosion around 10 pm on Tuesday at Newlands Village, Mayaro.

There, the police recovered an abandoned vehicle bearing false registration plates.

The officers searched the vehicle and found an extended magazine and 11 rounds of ammunition that were hidden inside.

The police seized the items.

Investigations are ongoing into both finds.

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