TWENTY-YEAR-OLD mason Shamar Morris of Lot 60 Durban Street, Lodge appeared on Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, charged with allegedly recruiting 26-year-old Patrima Nima Isaacs to traffic 698 grams of cocaine out of Guyana between March 1 and July 3.

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were able to implicate Morris after Isaacs had been busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with the drugs concealed in the handles of her handbag and in the form of sanitary pads that were placed between her legs.

Based upon the woman’s statements, CANU officers were able to arrest Morris, who had been on their radar for a while. Two weeks ago, Isaacs appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $1.8M.

CANU prosecutor Konyo Sandiford-Thompson said a confrontation had recently been held between Morris and Isaacs, and Morris denied knowing Isaacs.

The prosecutor said Isaacs had provided the police with details of events that had transpired between herself and Morris while they conspired to traffic the cocaine to the United States of America.

The prosecutor strongly opposed bail for Morris based on the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. As such, he was remanded to prison until August 15, and his matter has been transferred to Magistrate Daly’s court.