FOUR Colombian men were on Friday freed of a drug-trafficking charge by Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court due to insufficient evidence.

Yeison Sanchez, 27; Jesus Ameya, 52; Reginald Jamillo, 36 and William Regas, 36, all Colombians, were charged for aiding Gavin Adams to traffic 11.410 kilogrammes of cocaine between September 1, 2017 and January 2, 2018, at Grant Woodland, Pomeroon.
Adams was charged for trafficking the drug and is expected to lead his defence on September 10.

The foreign nationals were represented by Attorney-at-Law Bernard DaSilva, who made a no-case submission, citing that Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit Prosecutor, Konyo Sandiford, had failed to prove her case and key elements of the charge.
Magistrate Sam ruled in favour of DaSilva and dismissed the charge against the foreign nationals.

In May, Angelica Malave, the girlfriend of Sanchez, was also freed by Magistrate Judy Latchman in connection with a similar charge.

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 the trial, had noted that on several occasions the prosecution did not have any evidence against his client to sustain the charge before the court.

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 a substantial amount of local and foreign currency.