(Jamaica Gleaner) Guyanese Ivan Noel who has pleaded guilty to importing 21 pounds of cocaine into the island is to be sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on June 28.
Forty-two-year-old Noel has been charged with possession of, dealing in, conspiracy to import and importing cocaine.
It is alleged that on June 11 around 12 pm, the accused arrived at the Norman Manley International airport on a flight from Curacao and the drug was found in his luggage.
He was subsequently arrested and charged.
It is reported that Noel told the cops that he was paid US$5,000 to take the illegal substance to Panama.
