Two special constables were yesterday charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine that was intercepted in rum bottles at the John F Kennedy airport in New York.
Jermain Bristol, 29, of Lot 2044 Stevedore Hous-ing Scheme, Georgetown and Margaret Jacobs, 53, of Prospect, East Bank Demeara, both special constables assigned to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA), were refused bail when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
It is alleged that on November 17, 2014, at the CJIA, Bristol and Jacobs conspired with other persons unknown to traffic in narcotics.
They both pleaded not guilty to the charge read to them by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
Bristol also faced a second conspiracy charge.
