TWO men facing charges of conspiracy to import controlled drugs and money laundering have been granted $1.5 million bail.
Police said 31-year-old John Ragoonanan, a distribution-company director from Debe, and 37-year-old customs clerk Selwyn Joseph from Arouca were charged on October 4.
[caption id="attachment_979153" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Selwyn Joseph - Photo by TTPS[/caption]
They were charged with conspiracy to import antibiotics and controlled drugs without a licence and money laundering.
Ragoonanan got additional charges of importing antibiotics without a licence, importing controlled drugs without a licence and storing antibiotics without a licence.
Ragoonanan got $900,000 bail while Joseph got $600,000.
They will appear before the Siparia Magistrates’ Court on November 18.
Police said the men were arrested during a joint investigation with the Customs and Excise Division of the Ministry of Finance and FIB (Financial Investigations Branch) “which resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of pharmaceutical drugs at residences in Ramasray Gardens, Debe.”
The drugs were found near an abandoned lot.
Cheques from pharmacies in the country, a bottle-sealer, and cash said to be the proceeds from the sale of pharmaceutical drugs were also found.
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