A Brazilian and a Colombian are to spend four years and six months in jail over the trafficking of cocaine and cannabis.
On July 10, Rodrigues Estiven of Colombia and co-pilot Mateus Vinicius Alberto, a Brazilian were transported from Mahdia to Georgetown after illegally landing a Cessna 172 at the Region 8 airstrip.
The police yesterday said that in relation to 10 large parcels of cocaine, eight of which were branded “King Coca 30”, the duo was jailed for four years and six months. They were sentenced to the same term in relation to trafficking in cannabis. The sentences are to run concurrently.