Gold miner charged after 26.7 lbs cocaine bust at Ogle Airport

A 44-year-old gold miner was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with trafficking more than 26 pounds of cocaine.

Junior Anthony Greaves, of Kitty, Georgetown, and Port Kaituma Waterfront, Region One, was arrested on August 24 at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara. Police said he was found in possession of 26.7 lbs of cocaine.

Greaves was charged on August 26 with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. He appeared before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him.

The defendant pleaded not guilty. Bail was refused and Greaves was remanded to prison. The case has been adjourned to September 19, 2025, for disclosure.

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