The search of the sawmill allegedly used to pack cocaine into pieces of dressed lumber was delayed as a result of concerns for the safety of the CANU officers and the security of the narcotics which had been discovered.
This was disclosed by a CANU officer during cross-examination by attorney Glenn Hanoman, as the trial of Stephen Vieira, 33, Sherwayne De Abreu, 35, Tazim Gafoor, 45, and his son, Nazim Gafoor, 20, over the trafficking of $550 million in cocaine stashed in lumber continued on Tuesday at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.
The sawmill which is located at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, belongs to Narine Lall who was also fingered in the matter but continues to evade the police.