Two Haitians, four Dominicans granted bail in cocaine bust

Magistrate Arley Gill on Monday, February 20th 2017 granted bail in the sum of EC $250,000 each to two Haitians and four Dominicans in a massive cocaine bust at the Woodbridge Bay Port.

According to the police, the illegal substance weighed 34,000 grams (34 kilos).

The two Haitian nationals are Dantes Alexandre and Sedieu Cean, and four Dominicans are Clyde Ferreira, Masalino Olive, Evans Paul and Francis Arthurton Bruno.

The six men were charged with possession of cocaine found on February 15th 2017 at the port.

They are also charged with intent to supply 34,000 grams of cocaine with a street value of EC $918,000.

The prosecution did not object to bail for the Dominicans but objected for the Haitians on the ground of being flight risks.

Julien Prevost, from Prevost & Prevost Chambers, representing the Haitians and Ferreira told the court that they were not flight risks, had proper sureties and are gainfully employed with Ferreira.

Joshua Francis is representing Olive.

The prosecution asked that bail be set at $1-million but the court ruled that if such was to happen, it was tantamount to not granting bail.

The Haitians were asked to their surrender travel documents and report every Monday; Wednesday and Friday between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm to the police station while the others are to report every Monday.

Bail was granted with two sureties each.

The matter set for May 5, 2017.

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18 Comments

  1. CONSCIOUS
    February 21, 2017

    DNO should ask people to take their time to write their comments. We need to elevate our English grammar.
    The sad part of this opportunity is that is does not automatically insert capital letters after certain punctuation. I also understand the state of mind when writing comments. Grammar is far from peoples mind.
    LOL

  2. Mamosa
    February 21, 2017

    Was one of those mentioned above the victim who sustained gunshot wounds in the V.I recently?….
    Just asking.

    • Me
      February 22, 2017

      See DNO of 14 sept. 2012; “Clyde Ferreira shot and injured in Tortola”

  3. Toto
    February 21, 2017

    Six x $250,000 =s $1.5 million in bail! There must be some seriously rich people, who can come come up with that kind of cash, that’s all I have to say.

    • zandoli
      February 21, 2017

      You don’t need cash to post bail. You need something of value equivalent to or exceeding the amount imposed by the court.

  4. jam jam
    February 21, 2017

    It would be helpful to know, exactly what the business name is.

  5. BEB
    February 21, 2017

    DNO! Why is my comment being rejected, indicated that it was already posted this was the first time that I had posted that comment

  6. BEB
    February 21, 2017

    That’s the end of that case. I’m positively sure that I will not be hearing anything about this case again, mark my words

  7. OLI
    February 20, 2017

    99 days for the thief, 1 day for the watchman.

  8. CONSCIOUS
    February 20, 2017

    Haitian nationals? The passport should be taken from them and they should definitely be deported. thats what the US does with bad GREEN CARD holders. everywhere is the same old mess.

    • February 21, 2017

      The Dominican gov’t takes a nasty pleasure collecting criminals …

    • well well
      February 21, 2017

      Are you dunmb? Did you read the article? I think you only read what you wanted to. Their documents were taken and they are to report to the police station 3 times a week.

      • February 22, 2017

        I am as dumb as you ,You should realized that I did not answer to the article but to someone else;Cocaine is a killer and by taking a passport from someone for cocaine asking them to come to the police station ,well you don’t need a passport to travel ,you can travel illegally,this is suitable for the Haitians,for such a serious offence they should be put in prison because a little marijuana cigarette lands a man straight to prison..when it has less effect on people…Dumb get a life.

    • Deleoncourt
      February 22, 2017

      My question is how can they taken their passports and then deport them ? Don’t you need a passport to board a plane in order to be departed ?

  9. February 20, 2017

    Here we go again, the courts slapping them on the wrist for poisoning our our people with coke crack, and the rest,, we are are losing our young people at a paste that statustions can”t keep up with, drugs, accident, alcoholism, incarceration, murder with knives cutlasses guns, lost at sea under suspicious circumstance , no police investigations ,seems like you can just invite your enemies’ to a fishing trip and dump them in the sea and tell the police the engine stall and he mysteriously fell in the sea[ really] and the police okay, this is happening to often, we need a new police chief who will do his job , this to much on Carbon watch, he cant handle his job, time 4 him to go .

    • OLI
      February 20, 2017

      Proper use of punctuation is important for better understanding.

      • The Fate of Mankind
        February 21, 2017

        lmao. “at a paste”

  10. February 20, 2017

    Did i read right? they are employed by some one that was arresred along with them for the same crime? That business should be shut down.

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