Businessman Michael Morgan appeared today before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court over the offence of trafficking in narcotics to wit 3.278kg of cocaine.
A release from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said that Morgan pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison until the 4th August 2022.
In a statement on June 27, CANU said that its officers acting on intelligence conducted a narcotics operation at Lot 142 Ixora Avenue, Eccles. A search of the property was conducted in the presence of the lone occupant, which resulted in the discovery of a quantity of suspected cocaine, (27) 9mm rounds, one .32 Taurus firearm, along with one magazine, and 25 matching .32 rounds.
Morgan, 52, who resides at the said property, was arrested and escorted to CANU headquarters along with the firearm, ammunition, and suspected narcotics. The suspected narcotics were tested and confirmed to be cocaine. The cocaine has a total weight of 3.27 kg (7.1 pounds) and a street value of approximately $3.5 million.
