Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officer Anthony Yarde, who yesterday recounted the discovery of 129.230 kilogrammes of cocaine (equivalent to 284 pounds) at the home of accused drug trafficker Barry Dataram, also revealed that some of the narcotics went missing.
Yarde, who began his testimony on Monday, told the court that during the search conducted in the bathroom of the upper flat another CANU officer who was with him and the defendants pulled out a red and white bag from the cupboard by the sink. There were several brick-like objects in the bag, he stated. And on closer examination, he observed that six brick-like objects contained what appeared to be cocaine.
He added that he then proceeded to caution the defendants,