Guyanese nabbed at CJIA with raw gold in hand luggage

(Kaieteur News) – An outgoing Guyanese passenger was fined GY$100,000 after a quantity of yellow metal, suspected to be raw gold, was discovered during routine screening at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, on Thursday, 5th November, 2026.

Preliminary enquiries revealed that at approximately 04:25hrs, the suspected raw gold was found concealed in the hand luggage of a 44-year-old Guyanese man who was preparing to board a Caribbean Airlines flight.

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