By Admin. Updated 4:57 p.m., Monday, October 7, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
Police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) say that on October 4, 2024, they arrested and jointly charged four Trinidad and Tobago citizens and one Vincentian with drug-related offenses in St. Vincent.
Police say, Isaiah Phillips, a 23-year-old farmer, Jayron Abraham, a 21-year-old farmer, Damian Baptiste, a 29-year-old farmer, and Shaqkeim Bolah, a 21-year-old farmer, all residents of Trinidad and Tobago, with the offences of Possession of Controlled Drugs and Drug Trafficking.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused men were found in possession of 108,960 grammes of cannabis, a controlled drug, with the intent to supply it to another. Additionally, they were charged with possession of 108,960 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of drug trafficking, police say.
The four farmers, along with Tevin Matthews, a 30-year-old farmer of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, were also charged with conspiracy to commit drug trafficking. Investigations revealed that between February 1, 2024, and October 4, 2024, the five men agreed to work together to carry out actions that, if completed, would result in drug trafficking.
The offences were committed on October 3, 2024, in Petit Bordel, police said.
“All five men appeared before the Serious Offences Court on October 7, 2024, to answer to the charges. They pleaded guilty with an explanation, but the magistrate entered a plea of not guilty following their explanations,” the release stated.
The four Trinidadian men have been remanded in custody, police said in an update.
Tevin Matthews’ bail was deferred, The matters have been adjourned to October 9, 2024,” police say.
This story is developing, and we will update you as we receive information from authoritative sources.
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