Ex-ministerial aide charged over ‘VIP’ cocaine plot

Kenroy Joseph

By Sharda Bacchus

 

Kenroy Joseph, the man accused of helping a couple bypass security at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) as part of a failed plot to smuggle cocaine onto a Canada-bound flight, has been charged with narcotics trafficking.

Joseph, 29, of 69 D’Andrade Street, Newtown, Kitty, was arraigned yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court 1, where his lawyer told Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry that he was the victim of a case of mistaken identity.

However, Prosecutor Michael Grant maintained that the police had the right man and noted that