Georgetown: Due to the lack of evidence, a Venezuelan woman was freed Tuesday after being on trial for aiding to traffic over $100M worth in cocaine to the Pomeroon.
Angelica Malave, 33, 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.
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.
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.
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