TWO MEN appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after being charged by the police for alleged recruitment of persons to traffic cocaine out of Guyana.Mark Sawyer, called “Marco” and Rolston Bacchus called “Biggs” denied the joint charge that they recruited Safraz Jalaladeen to traffic over 6.04 kilograms of cocaine out of Guyana from April 1- May 19, 2016.
Ranks attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were able to finger the men after Jalaladeen was busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with the drugs concealed in Kerrygold milk packets in two of his suitcases.

Two weeks ago, Jalaladeen appeared before the same magistrate and was sentenced to four years imprisonment for the offence. He had since been cooperating with CANU ranks assisting with the investigation.
Bacchus was further slapped with recruiting Kathleen DeFlorimonte and Odessa Pollard, between July and November, 2015 to traffic 12.34 kilograms of cocaine out of Guyana. The man denied the charge.
According to CANU prosecutor, Konyo Sandiford-Thompson, on Thursday, November 5, 2015, Pollard was slated to depart on a Caribbean Airlines flight destined for Trinidad and Tobago when she was busted with 12.348 kilograms of cocaine.
Thompson noted that the drugs were concealed in Kerrygold milk packets and Pollard had told officers that her mother-in-law, DeFlorimonte had packed her suitcase and had told her that the milk packets contained diamonds.
They were also charged and are currently on trial at the Providence Magistrates Court.
CANU officers, based upon the two women’s statements, were able to arrest Bacchus, who had been on their radar for a while.
The prosecutor pointed out that Sawyer is no stranger to the court or the drug world. According to her, the 26-year-old Sawyers of Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, has similar matters pending at the Providence and Sparendaam Magistrates Courts.
Bail for the men was strongly opposed by the prosecutor, based upon Sawyer’s prevalence in these matters and Bacchus being a flight risk.
The chief magistrate remanded the duo until June 21 and transferred the joint matter to Magistrate Judy Latchman and Bacchus’s matter to Magistrate Fabayo Azore.