DWAYNE King, 33, of Lot 165, Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara was on Thursday sentenced to 60 months imprisonment after he was found guilty by Magistrate Judy Latchman of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.King was implicated by his girlfriend, Vanessa Moore, 43, a United Kingdom-based Guyanese who was charged with smuggling 2.9 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

It is alleged that on November 3, 2016 at CJIA, Timehri, Moore had in her possession 2.9 kilogrammes of cocaine for trafficking. According to the facts, Moore was arrested at the CJIA after she was found with cocaine concealed in two bottles of El Dorado rum.

Magistrate Latchman found King guilty based on the mitigating factor presented to the court. She stated that King’s actions spoke louder than his words. She added that King made Moore missed her initial flight back to London. He then paid for her ticket.

King had accompanied her to the airport but when she was subjected to a search King left her to collect a CD from his car for her but he never returned to deliver the CD after which the drugs were found on Moore. Police report stated that Moore had been given the two bottles of rum by King, who had asked her to deliver them to a friend in London.

During the trial King denied giving Moore the bottles of rum for a friend in London. However, on the day in question before Moore could board the flight she was subjected to a search. It was during the search, he said, that two bottles of locally-produced rum were found in her suitcase and a further search revealed that the bottles contained the cocaine.

The matter of which Moore was charged for is still before Magistrate Latchman.