Venezuelans remanded over huge cocaine bust

Yesterday, Jose Felix Lindore and Javier Perez appeared before Magistrate George at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court where they both pleaded not guilty to the offence of trafficking a narcotic, to wit 536 kilogrammes of cocaine.

Lindore and Perez were remanded to prison until 10th May 2024, a release from the Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit said.

The men were held on March 29, during a joint operation involving the GDF Coast Guard and CANU at Vergenoegen, (Region Three).

The go-fast boat (CANU photo)