COME January 13, 2020, Principal Magistrate, Faith McGusty, will rule in a no-case submission made by the attorney of ex-policeman, Shaun Darcy Nebblett.

Nebblett also known as ‘Shaun Wyatt’ or ‘Dapper’ is currently before Magistrate McGusty, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, in relation to him being extradited to the United States of America for a series of drug-related charges involving a cocaine smuggling ring abroad.
Nebblett is represented by attorney-at-law Darren Wade, while State Counsel, Stacy Goodings, of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers, is representing the US Government.
On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, after the state called its final witnesses, defence counsel made a no-case submission. The Magistrate will rule on the submission on January 13, 2020.
Nebblett is to be extradited to the United States to face a federal court for conspiracy to import cocaine, importation of cocaine, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. In May 2019, the Government of the United States of America had made an application for his extradition, through the DPP.

On June 10, 2016, an arrest warrant was issued in the US for Nebblett’s arrest. He had however already fled to Guyana.

According to the indictment, between August 2015 and September 2015, in the Eastern District of New York, Nebblett conspired to smuggle cocaine from Guyana to the US. It is alleged that he arranged for the courier in Guyana to smuggle the cocaine into the US for the payment of $US 8,000.

It is alleged that he met with the courier in Guyana, packed the person’s suitcase with the seven pairs of shoes, which had the cocaine inside. He had allegedly given the courier $US300 to rent a hotel room, on his arrival in New York. On August 28, 2015, the courier flew to New York and was arrested upon his arrival at the JFK airport with 1.45 kilogrammes of cocaine in his possession. The courier, when held by officers in New York, confessed and assisted with the investigation. The courier called Nebblett regarding the pick-up of the cocaine and another individual was sent to pick up the cocaine from the courier. The individual was arrested with US$8,000 in his possession.