Recently, ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) nabbed two men, one of them an overseas-based Guyanese with a quantity of Cocaine and Marijuana. Both men were this morning granted bail for the offense.
The two accused, Joel Fung A Fat, an overseas-based Guyanese, Daquan Wills stood before Magistrate Leron Daly, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, and denied the allegation made against them.
According to the prosecution case, two men on April 20, last, between Stone Avenue, Campbellville, and Church Street and Vlissengen Road, had in their possession 1.054 kilograms of cocaine.
Fung A Fat was represented by Mark Waldron, while Wills was represented by Stand Dhurjon, who argued on their behalf for bail.
The bail application was successful and two were both granted bail in the sum of $300,000. They were ordered to return to court on May 14. They were also required to lodge their passports.
Reports are that on the day in question, CANU Ranks conducted an operation in Georgetown where several targets, including a maroon Nissan Juke PVV 6706, were under surveillance.
When Ranks attempted to interdict the said vehicle, it sped away. CANU gave chase and intercepted the vehicle at Lance Gibbs Street and Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. During the chase, a brick of suspected cocaine was thrown from the vehicle. It was retrieved by CANU Ranks.
As a result of the interception of the two suspects, CANU was led to conduct a search in Stone Avenue Campbellville and was able to find in the yard of an abandoned range house amongst the garbage, another brick of suspected cocaine, and a bag containing bulk parcels of suspected cannabis, weighing 17.956kg.
The two men were not reportedly charged for the drugs due to the evidence provided but CANU will however move ahead with the cocaine trafficking charge.
