Man gets three-year sentence, $11M fine for recruiting drug smugglers

Rolston Bacchus

Rolston Bacchus, who was charged with procuring two women to smuggle cocaine, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $11.1 million for the crime.

Bacchus was found guilty of the crime at the conclusion of his trial yesterday in Georgetown.

The charge against Bacchus stated that between July 1 and November 5, 2015, in Georgetown, he procured Odessa Pollard and Kathleen De Florimonte to traffic 12.348 kilos of cocaine, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.