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“I ain’t selling no more land to pay lawyers’- Father of 9 facing drug charges
Straker, Donald George, Lindon Chiverton and Anderson Flax are jointly charged since 2015 with drug charges after 80 kilograms of cocaine was allegedly found among their possessions on a boat on their return from the United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
The accused drug dealer said he has had to sell some of his lands to pay more than three lawyers who have represented him since the inception of this matter.
“Your honour I have nine children and a father, a parent supposed to give their children something. What I got is for them,” adding that he has sold enough land during an emotional plea to the court to grant them additional time to seek legal representation in the matter on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.
Straker further said he has had to pay more than $108,000 in legal fees already.
'I had to borrow $$ from friends'
When the court asked his co-accused, George, how much he has spent in this matter, Mr George said “too much your honour. I had to borrow some money from friends,” because he did not have any real estate to sell.
The men opined that one of the reasons persons are still at Her Majesty’s Prison is because of the high rates being charged by criminal lawyers in the Virgin Islands.
Jamaican attorney-at-law Marlon Gordon, who was absent during the trial continuation due to ill-health, is the legal representative for Straker, Chiverton and George.
Attorneys Patrick D. Thompson and Reynela Rawlins, who represent Mr Flax, are hoping the court rules in their favour today, Friday, December, 6 2019, to allow Flax to be tried separately from the others who are causing delays in the conclusion of the matter.
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19 Responses to ““I ain’t selling no more land to pay lawyers’- Father of 9 facing drug charges”
Ppl came here to this country and have been doing nonsense for years. It’s high time their deeds catch up with them. It’s people like them who came to this country giving other expatriates a bad name. The authorities should revoke what ever rights they have given them and send them packing. Justice is long, but it’s sure.
the 40kg of cocaine allegedly in their boat is evidence just his high priced lawyer keeping Him out of jail, he needs to keep selling land or tend it at Balsams.......
Big joke useless news the only thing need is time in jail .
This doesn't make sense. If he owes people money so he'll have to sell eventually to pay what he owes. If the land is in the VI, the court should have the right to seize it to pay what he owes. His children will just have to be like everyone else and work for what they want.
For drug traffickers everything is well when the money is flowing. Drug trafficking is risky business. F you can’t pay the fine do the time.
Sell your houses in Saint Martin to pay. Where you get all this money from anyway ?