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Deon PERKINS<\/strong>, a 41-year-old resident from Union Road, Hatton was arrested by Officers of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP), on Wednesday 3 January, 2018 after a successful drug interdiction on Sir George Walter Highway.<\/p>

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As previously indicated,\u00a0Two hundred and eighty- six (286) bricks<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of Cocaine with a combined weight of\u00a0336.40 kilograms<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or (740.8lbs)<\/strong>\u00a0were seized with a total estimated wholesale value of\u00a0Eleven Million Eight Hundred and Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Forty EC Dollars ($11,807,640.00 ECD)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PERKINS\u00a0<\/strong>was charged with\u00a0Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Transfer, Being Concern with the Supply of Cocaine\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and\u00a0Drug Trafficking<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>

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PERKINS\u00a0<\/strong>is also known to both the Police and the ONDCP for his involvement in drug related offences. In June 2014, he was previously arrested and charged by the ONDCP in connection with another cocaine seizure.<\/p>

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PERKINS<\/strong>\u00a0will be appearing in court on Friday 5th<\/sup>\u00a0January, 2018.<\/p>\n

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