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Kitty man remanded for cocaine in fish food
Gilbert Andre Bristol, 36, of 54 Garnett Street, Newtown, was yesterday refused bail for allegedly attempting to export 233 kilograms of cocaine found in a quantity of fish food. Bristol pleaded not guilty to the charge which read that on Friday December 7 at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) Wharf, he attempted to traffic in 233 kilograms of cocaine.
Remanded Gilbert Bristol
He was represented by Attorney at Law Latchmie Rahamat who asked that her client be sent on bail since he suffers from a medical condition that requires special treatment that may not be available at the Georgetown Prisons.
Rahamat contended that her client has no previous convictions or pending matters. She said that Bristol, a father of two minor children is into construction as well as the import/export business.
However, Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) Prosecutor Oswald Massiah argued that whatever the defendant’s illness may be, the Prison Authority is well geared to handle it. The Prosecutor also noted that no documentation was given to the court to support the lawyer’s statement. Massiah then opposed the bail application.
Providing the facts of the case to the court, Massiah said that the accused who holds a licence to import and export goods, made arrangements to ship fish feed to Hong Kong, China. The product was bought from an East Coast of Demerara Enterprise and on December 7, while in the process of shipping the 1500 bags of fish food, the scanner used by Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) workers detected something unusual.
CANU ranks were summoned and further checks revealed that at least eight bags contained the illegal substance. The bags, Massiah said, were checked, weighed and tested in the presence of the defendant who was later charged for the offence.
A statement released from the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) earlier last week, revealed that the quantity of cocaine pellets is worth approximately $2 billion. The drug was hidden between 1500 bags of fish food destined for Angel International Logistic Limited, Hong Kong, China.
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