Miner remanded for narcotics possession

– Brazilian national slapped with attempt to commit felony charge

Forty-three-year-old Colin Hubert Coddette, a gold miner of Perseverance Housing Scheme, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on Tuesday remanded to prison on two counts of trafficking in narcotics.

Coddette, who was arrested on October 19, 2025, appeared before Magistrate O Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court, where the charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison until November 27, 2025.
It was reported that the 43-year-old miner from Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was a passenger in a minibus that was intercepted at the Corkwood Police Checkpoint in Region Nine (Upper Takutu -Upper Essequibo) on Sunday.
Police stated that officers conducted a routine operation when they intercepted the minibus en route to Lethem from Georgetown.
During this search, a haversack belonging to Coddette was examined, and several plastic bags containing narcotics were found concealed among other items.
The suspected narcotics, when weighed, amounted to approximately 491.7 grams of cocaine and 1009.7 grams of cannabis.

Meanwhile, Fabio Peter, a Brazilian national of St Ignatius Village, Central Rupununi, Region Nine, was on Tuesday slapped with an attempted to commit a felony charge.
The 29-year-old, who was taken into custody on October 18, 2025, also made his appearance at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where the charge was read to him.
The crime was reportedly committed against Reiaz Akbar. He was not required to plead to the indictment and was remanded to prison until November 27, 2025.