A 33-YEAR-OLD Venezuelan woman, who was on trial for aiding to traffic over $100M worth in cocaine to the Pomeroon, was on Tuesday freed of the charge due to the lack of evidence.

Angelica Malave was on trial before Magistrate Judy Latchman with evidence being led by Customs Anti-narcotics Unit (CANU) prosecutor Kunyo Sandiford.
Malave was charged for aiding two men to traffic 11.410 kilogrammes of cocaine between September 2017 and January 2, 2018.
Her attorney Bernard Da Silva, during trial had noted that on several occasions the prosecution did not have any evidence against his client to sustain the charge before the court.

On Tuesday, the magistrate ruled that the case against the foreigner was dismissed due to the lack of evidence.
In January, eight persons including four Colombians and Malave, were charged in relation to the $100M cocaine bust in the Pomeroon River.

Guyanese farmer, Gavin Adams, who was the alleged mastermind behind the act, is charged with trafficking 11.410 kilogrammes of cocaine between September 1, 2017 and January 2, 2018, at Grant Woodland, Pomeroon. He denied the charge.

Meanwhile, Yeison Sanchez, 27; Jesus Ameya, 52; Regional Jamillo, 36 and William Regas, 36, all Colombians, along with Guyanese Ian Matthias, 38, and Troy Piper, 23, both of Moruca, were jointly charged with aiding Adams to traffic narcotics. The matter is currently before the Charity Magistrate’s Court.

Malave, the reputed wife of Sanchez, was charged with aiding him and Adams to traffic the cocaine.

According to reports, on January 2, 2018 the police raided the home of Gavin Adams at Grant Woodland, Pomeroon. Adams took the ranks into a bedroom where the cocaine was being stored and gave a detailed report on how the drug got into the building and confessed. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) participated in the operation

Based upon information, the police then went to Lot 288 Barrow’s Avenue, Republic Park, East Bank Demerara and apprehended Malave and seized US$87,134, Bs.F$1,081,605, COL$201,000, REAL$7,362 and GUY$82,820.