If US law enforcement had moved to seize assets owned by drug kingpin Roger Khan as they did in the case of Jamaican trafficker Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, it could have tested local laws on seizure and forfeiture of proceeds from crime, which Attorney General Anil Nandlall says are still “a work in progress”.
Last week, US District Judge Robert Patterson ordered that Coke, who pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine and marijuana to the US, pay US$1.5 million over to the US Asset Forfeiture Unit based on his conduct. He also authorised the United States Attorney’s office to conduct any discovery needed to identify, locate or dispose of forfeitable property. At the same time, Jamaican law enforcement indicated that they had intensified their search for Coke’s assets,
