Cocaine trafficking convict Vishnu ‘Haffa’ Bridgelall is yet to commence payment of the $254 million fine imposed on him in 2007 with his conviction for cocaine trafficking and according to Supreme Court Registrar Sueanna Lovell it is now up to the state to ensure he pays up.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) recently upheld Bridgelall’s conviction for trafficking in over 100 kilogrammes of cocaine but ruled that while he will face no more jail time because of the delays in the appeal process, he still has to pay the fine.
Bridgelall’s case has been further complicated by the fact that he longer resides in Guyana. He left for Canada to seek medical treatment after being discharged by the Full Court in 2009 and this newspaper has been told that he has never returned.
One of his attorneys, Sanjeev Datadin, recently confirmed to the Sunday Stabroek that his client has
