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Chinese businessman charged with receiving $8M worth in stolen foodstuff
Charged Xin Lin
A Chinese national who is the proprietor of Convenient Supermarket, located on Durban Street, Georgetown, was yesterday charged for receiving $8M worth in stolen foodstuff.
Xin Lin, 29 of Lot 3 Durban Street, Georgetown, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Lin denied the allegation which alleged that between July 1, 2017 and April 6, 2018 at Durban Street, Georgetown, he received a quantity of food stuff valued $8 M, knowing same to have been feloniously stolen or unlawfully obtained, property of Toucan Distributors.
Attorney-at-Law Nekeisha Persaud asked that bail be granted to her client in a reasonable amount.
Police Prosecutor, Arvin Moore told the court that Lin and Toucan Distributors are business partners. Facts stated that on the day in question police acting on information went to Lin’s business place where they conducted a search and found a quantity of stolen foodstuff.
Lin was then arrested and taken into custody. The Magistrate after listening to the facts granted bail in the sum of $250,000 to the defendant.
The father of two was instructed to make his next court appearance on April 30 for statements.
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