Linden exporter charged over nearly 400lbs charcoal cocaine haul

Collin Prescott

Exporter Collin Prescott, whom a court was told is a father of 29 children, was yesterday charged over almost 400 pounds of cocaine that were discovered packed in bags of charcoal in a container at Silver Hill, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

After police received information which led them to conduct a search on a stockpile of charcoal in Linden, the man was arrested and charged with trafficking in narcotics. He was remanded to prison.

Prescott, 58, of Silver Hill, appeared before the Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and