Two men, who the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said were arrested wrapping pellets of cocaine amounting to $1.2 million in value, have been charged and remanded.
Ron Reid, 44, and Nigel Dundas, 45, were brought before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday and they both pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
It is alleged that on March 2, 2022, at Front Road, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, they had 1.084 kilogrammes of cocaine in their possession for the purpose of trafficking. Following their not guilty pleas, both men were remanded until April 8.
A release by CANU said that the men were arrested during a search operation at Front Road. CANU said that 100 cocaine pellets weighing 1.084 kilogrammes, with a value of $1.2 million, were found.
Further, CANU said that Reid is no stranger to the unit. It was reported that since March 2, 2015, he and his common-law wife were arrested with 70 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. In 2017, CANU issued a wanted bulletin for Reid after an alleged accomplice was intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with 114 pellets of cocaine which he ingested. His alleged accomplice subsequently pled guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison. The following day, Reid turned himself into CANU.
