Drug trafficking charge dismissed against ‘Duck’

Aug 01, 2026 News

(Kaieteur News) – A Corriverton man walked free from the Springlands Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after a narcotics trafficking charge against him was dismissed, with magistrate Tuana Hardy citing serious gaps in the prosecution’s evidence.

Delon Moore, called ‘Duck’, 37, of No. 77 Housing Scheme, Corriverton, Corentyne, was arrested on December 1, 2025 by Inspector Mark Fraser after police found him in possession of 63.1 grams of cocaine at Scottsburg, Corriverton. He was charged on December 4, 2025 with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, Chapter 10:10.

Drug trafficking charge dismissed against ‘Duck’

Freed: Delon Moore

Moore made his first court appearance before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy on December 4, 2025, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty and was granted $300,000 bail with the matter adjourned to January 15, 2026 for a fixture report.

A full trial ran from June 23 to July 9, 2026, during which the prosecution called four police officers to testify. Following oral submissions from both sides, the court found that Moore had a case to answer and called on him to present a defence. He elected to give sworn evidence on July 14, 2026 and was cross-examined by the prosecution.

On July 30, 2026, Magistrate Hardy delivered her ruling, finding Moore not guilty and dismissing the charge. Central to her decision were two significant evidentiary failures by the prosecution.

First, testimony revealed that one of the arresting ranks had been wearing a body camera during the operation, and that the camera had been sent to Georgetown for video extraction. Despite this, the prosecution failed to produce the footage after defence counsel requested it.

Second, the magistrate noted that no contemporaneous notes had been made recording Moore’s alleged confession to police at the time it was purportedly given. In the absence of such documentation, the court said it could not be satisfied that his words were voluntarily uttered, and accordingly placed little weight on the confession evidence.

With the footage unavailable and doubt cast over the confession’s reliability, Magistrate Hardy ruled that the prosecution had not proven its case, clearing Moore of the charge.

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