Over 680 lbs ganja bust: Fmr AFC MP secures $400K High Court bail

Former Alliance for Change (AFC) Member of Parliament (MP) Devin Sears has been granted $400,000 bail by Chief Justice Navindra Singh after being remanded on a drug trafficking charge on October 23. Sears was previously remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to trafficking over 680 pounds of marijuana when he appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.

He was charged along with Albert Sandy, who pleaded guilty and received a four-year prison sentence. It was reported that on October 20, 2025, Police intercepted a minibus registered to the Region 10 Tourism Committee Inc at the Old Bamia Police Checkpoint. At the time, Sears, who served as the Vice Chairman of the committee, was driving with Sandy as the front seat passenger. Police stated that Sears appeared nervous and was acting in a suspicious manner, thus prompting them to question him about the contents of the vehicle, to which he replied that he was transporting tourism plants. Nevertheless, during an inspection of the vehicle, 22 plastic bags and four canvas bags containing marijuana were found. During interrogation, Sears remained silent while Sandy admitted ownership of the drugs, claiming that he had paid Sears to transport him to Parika.
Sears will make his next court appearance on November 11 at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.