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Conspiracy to traffic cocaine charge dismissed against former national cyclist
- Editor
- Jul 18, 2024
- 1 min read
The conspiracy to traffic cocaine charge against former national cyclist, Tyrone Hamilton has been dismissed.
Magistrate Clive Nurse handed down the decision in the Diamond/Grove Magistrates’ Court following a letter from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) withdrawing the charge.
Hamilton turned himself over to CANU on May 4 after a wanted bulletin was issued for him in relation to a $64 million drug bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
The cocaine, which weighed 71.2 kilograms and was valued at $64 million, was found in two suitcases intended for a British Airways flight. The former national cyclist was subsequently charged and remanded to prison.
Apart from Hamilton, a wanted bulletin was issued for Gavin McKie.
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