AFTER a recent drug ‘bust’ in which more than 60 pounds of suspected cocaine along with a US$1M go-fast boat was seized by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), two men were on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, remanded to prison for the offence.

Latchman Sankar called ‘Jack,’ a 35-year-old mechanic, along with Muneshwar Dusraj called ‘Bonny’ a 49-year-old boat captain, appeared before Magistrate Christel Lambert at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.

Particulars of the charge allege that the men on February 22, 2020 at the Parika backlands, East Bank Essequibo, had 27.866 kilogrammes of cocaine in their possession for the purpose of trafficking.

CANU prosecutor Konyo Sandiford objected to bail for the duo, since the evidence is substantial and the men’s attorney failed to raise sufficient grounds for bail.

According to reports, Sankar was the alleged mastermind behind the crime while Dusraj was the captain of the boat which was carrying the narcotic.

CANU, after over a two-week period, was successfully able to arrest the duo whilst they were on board the go-fast boat at Parika backlands.

The narcotic, which was found in the bow of the boat along with a go-fast boat with two 250 horsepower engines, was seized.

The magistrate remanded the two men to prison until March 11, 2020. The matter has been transferred to Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.
The anti-narcotics body has issued a wanted bulletin for known character Ryan Pemberton, called ‘Sancho,’ of Alberttown, Georgetown. Pemberton had threatened to kill the CANU ranks and also shoot up CANU headquarters during the alleged interception.