US Jury Finds Guyana Nationals Guilty Of Drug Trafficking

FLORIDA, United States CMC – A United States federal court has found two Guyanese nationals guilty of violating the US Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said that Yugool Persaud, 61, and Desmond Wilson, 54, face up to life in a US federal prison. The two men will be sentenced on February 20, next year.

According to testimony and evidence presented at the trial, a US Coast Guard law enforcement detachment onboard Wave Knight, a British Royal Fleet auxiliary ship, observed a suspicious fishing vessel,” Miss Tiffany, “transiting a known drug trafficking corridor in the Caribbean Sea.

“When Wave Knight called over the radio, Miss Tiffany began evasive maneuvers, while jettisoning white bales overboard,” ICE said.

It said US Coast Guard boarding teams recovered 1,265 kilograms of marijuana and later detained Persaud and Wilson, who were indicted September 5.