The 25 kilogrammes of cocaine that were seized on August 3,2012. The bag in which it was loaded is nearby.

Six workers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport have been effectively fired in connection with the recent discovery of cocaine in a baggage container, even as police Wednesday continued to probe yet another cocaine-find.

Guyana Police Force spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said “security officials found a packet containing 1 kilogram 978 grams of cocaine in the vicinity of the western perimeter fence.”

The illicit substance was collected by anti-narcotics police as part of their probe.

No one was detained.

Airport officials said the find was made following two tips that something had been thrown over the fence far away from the CJIA’s thoroughfare areas.

This latest cocaine find follows the sacking effectively of six employees of two contracted companies that operate at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that passes for four employees of New Timehri Handling Services and two for Secure Innovations were withdrawn two weeks ago in connection with the August 3 discovery of a bag containing 25 kilogrammes of cocaine.

An airport employee said there were glaring inconsistencies in separate accounts the sextet gave to police and officials of CJIA, the contracted companies and the airline.

The official explained that one of the six persons ought not to have been near the baggage cart, a situation that amounted to a breach of the standing operational procedures.

Among the passes withdrawn was one for the prime suspect who had gone missing for several days but subsequently reported to the police accompanied by a lawyer.

In May, CJIA authorities withdrew the passes for 12 workers after United States authorities found six kilogrammes of cocaine on a flight from Guyana.