The prosecution yesterday closed its case against the five men accused of trafficking over 100 pounds of cocaine and cannabis at Parika, East Bank Essequibo earlier this year.
Khemraj Lall, 39; Marlon Lawrence, 36; Rajendra Persaud, 47; Cleve Thornhill, and Doodnauth Chattergoon, 36, are charged with trafficking 13.8 kilogrammes (equivalent to 30 pounds) of cocaine and 35 kilogrammes (77 pounds) of cannabis on June 6, at Parika.
After calling the final witness yesterday, Konyo Sandiford, prosecutor for the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), closed her case. As a result, defence attorneys were given up to December 21 to lay over written submissions to the court, while the prosecution was given up to December 28 to respond to the submissions.
