Chief Justice Roxane George last month ordered that $9 million, which was seized from convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram, be returned to his brother, Troy Dataram, according to attorney Glenn Hanoman.
The order was complied with by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) a few weeks ago, Hanoman also disclosed yesterday, when the proceedings for a separate application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the seizure of the funds resumed before Magistrate Judy Latchman.
It was the first occasion that the magistrate and DPP representative Dionne McCammon were made aware of the ruling.