Ruling imminent in $550M cocaine-in-lumber trial

Nov 13, 2018 News

Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool is expected to rule this afternoon on no-case submissions made by the lawyers of four men who are jointly charged with aiding the trafficking over $550M worth in cocaine discovered in lumber.
On trial are Nazim Gafoor and his father Tazim Gafoor, both of Menzies Street, Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara; motorbike racer, Stephen Vieira of 37 Middle Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown and former Customs Officer Sherwayne De Abreu of 262 Eighth Street Section ‘A’ Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown
The four defendants are being represented by Attorneys-at-Law Everston Lammy-Singh, Glenn Hanoman, Latchmie Rahamat and Nigel Hughes respectively. The case for the Prosecution is being presented by Attorney-at-Law Konyo Sandiford.
It is alleged that between March 1 and May 2, 2017 at a sawmill belonging to Narine Lall located at Lookout, East Bank Essequibo, the four accused aided Hakim Mohamed to traffick 84.986 kilograms of cocaine. They denied the charge and were each released on $5M bail by the High Court.
Kaieteur News understands that the cocaine bust was made after CANU officials received a tip-off on May 12, 2017. When the ranks acted, lumber with cocaine concealed within was being packed onto a truck.
CANU in a release indicated that ranks conducted a search at the parapet in front of the premises of Mohamed and searched a truck laden with several pallets of 1×6 dressed lumber boards prepared for export. Several pieces of boards were drilled randomly by the ranks and cocaine was unearthed.
The lumber was packed at a sawmill located at Lookout, East Bank Essequibo, belonging to Lall, to be transported to a wharf in Georgetown and then shipped to the United States of America, CANU had stated.
CANU in its statement also said that Vieira was listed on the shipping documents as a representative of the shipper, Lall.

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