‘VIP’ couple remanded on trafficking charges

Rohbina Basdeoram

The couple, including the pregnant Guyanese born-Canadian woman, nabbed last week while allegedly trying to smuggle over 20 kilogrammes of cocaine onto a flight bound for Canada, was yesterday remanded to prison on drug trafficking charges.

It is alleged Mahendra Ramsuchit, 29, of Lot 18 Rose Hall, East Canje, Berbice, and his wife, Rohbina Basdeoram, initially evaded detection by boarding the flight by way of the VIP section on the pretext of being relatives of a government official. They both pleaded not guilty to the charges.

According to the charges read by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in George-town yesterday, on January 30, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Ramsuchit, 29, of Lot 18 Rose Hall, East Canje, Berbice, had in his possession 10.392 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking,