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Alleged drug lord to attempt to block extradition to the US
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Lawyers representing alleged Jamaican drug lord Norris "Deedo" Nembhard will be going to the Appeal Court on Monday in a last ditch effort to block his extradition to the United States.
Nembhard, who has been tagged a Drug Kingpin by US President George Bush, will be asking the Appeal Court to block his extradition and release him.
Nembhard and five other accused drug dealers were ordered extradited in 2005.
Over the past three years his attorneys have been fighting for his release.
His lawyers have argued that he should not be extradited to the US because prosecutors there have no case against him.
They say statements collected by US prosecutors from witnesses, failed to prove that Nembhard shipped cocaine and ganja into the United States.
Nembhard and the other men, Rob Roy "Spy" Williams, Glenroy Williams, Vivian Dalley, Police Corporal Herbert Henry and Colombian Miguel Arias have been described by US prosecutors as major players in the international drug trade.
They were arrested in 2004 as part of an international drug crack down.
US prosecutors alleged that the men were part of an international drug network that shipped large quantities of Colombian cocaine into the United States.
On Thursday morning the RJR News Centre reported that Montego Bay businessman Leebert Ramcharran and Donovan "Plucky" Williams are facing life in prison after being found guilty of smuggling charges in the United States.
Ramcharran, who was also designated by the White House as an international drug kingpin, and Williams were extradited last year.
Their trial commenced on January 15 and included testimony from more than 15 witnesses, including officers from the Jamaican Police, the Royal Bahamian Police Force as well as the US DEA.
Civilian witnesses from Colombia, the United States and Jamaica also gave testimony.
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Lawyers representing alleged Jamaican drug lord Norris "Deedo" Nembhard will be going to the Appeal Court on Monday in a last ditch effort to block his extradition to the United States.
Nembhard, who has been tagged a Drug Kingpin by US President George Bush, will be asking the Appeal Court to block his extradition and release him.
Nembhard and five other accused drug dealers were ordered extradited in 2005.
Over the past three years his attorneys have been fighting for his release.
His lawyers have argued that he should not be extradited to the US because prosecutors there have no case against him.
They say statements collected by US prosecutors from witnesses, failed to prove that Nembhard shipped cocaine and ganja into the United States.
Nembhard and the other men, Rob Roy "Spy" Williams, Glenroy Williams, Vivian Dalley, Police Corporal Herbert Henry and Colombian Miguel Arias have been described by US prosecutors as major players in the international drug trade.
They were arrested in 2004 as part of an international drug crack down.
US prosecutors alleged that the men were part of an international drug network that shipped large quantities of Colombian cocaine into the United States.
On Thursday morning the RJR News Centre reported that Montego Bay businessman Leebert Ramcharran and Donovan "Plucky" Williams are facing life in prison after being found guilty of smuggling charges in the United States.
Ramcharran, who was also designated by the White House as an international drug kingpin, and Williams were extradited last year.
Their trial commenced on January 15 and included testimony from more than 15 witnesses, including officers from the Jamaican Police, the Royal Bahamian Police Force as well as the US DEA.
Civilian witnesses from Colombia, the United States and Jamaica also gave testimony.
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