Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were read a conspiracy charge for allegedly helping to build the recently discovered illegal airstrip in the North Rupununi, for the landing of an aircraft suspected to have been used to traffic drugs and guns.
Wasim King, 37, of 222 Kumaka Drive, Lethem, and Nathan Hamilton, 21, of 107 Beverly Hills, Drive, Lethem, were read a joint charge when they appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman in Georgetown.
The charge stated that King and Hamilton, between August 10 and August 13, in the North Rupununi, conspired with Hutashan Ram Singh, also known as Seon Singh, to facilitate the illegal landing of an aircraft, suspected to be involved in the trafficking of narcotics and firearms in an unauthorised port of entry.
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