Stephen Vieira, four others charged over Zeelugt cocaine

Five persons, including well-known motorbike racer Stephen Vieira and race car driver Nazim Gafoor, will today be charged over the almost 85 kilos of cocaine that were unearthed in dressed lumber at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, almost three weeks ago.

The men are expected to appear in the Leonora Magistrate’s Court this morning, when Vieira, Nazim Gafoor, his father Tazim Gafoor, and Sherwayne DeAbreu will be charged jointly.

A separate charge will be instituted against Narine Lall, who is yet to be apprehended, although the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for him.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that an