The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday refuted claims by attorney-at-law Jerome Khan that a 23-year-old pregnant client of his was maltreated while in custody, kept beyond the 72 hours legally mandated, released on her own recognizance and told to later return to the unit’s Lethem office.
In a letter published in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper, Khan made other allegations, including that one of the investigating ranks had informed his client that he would seek him out and slap him. CANU’s press release, issued yesterday, responded to the allegations made in relation to 23-year-old Lorlyne Jeffreys.
