Information needed about Gibratlar drug laws
Carl Harrison | 10.06.2007 19:50
Does anyone remember Martin who cycled with Crital Mass to Scotland for G8 summit. We really need your support and ideas to bring him and Kate home. They took work via an agency (not sure which one yet) to sail this boat from the Caribbean to Gibraltar.
Please read news report below as it looks very much like they have been setup.
DRUGS worth £8m
GIB CUSTOMS SEIZE YACHT WITH 216KG COCAINE CARGO
• 4 Britons arrested
by Brian Reyes
Local customs officers seized a 50ft yacht loaded with 216 kilos of cocaine worth £8m. They swooped on the vessel GIN in the early hours of Tuesday as it sailed into Gibraltar from the Caribbean. A total of 183 slabs of cocaine were found stashed in sealed compartments at the stern of the yacht. Officers had to physically break into hidden cavities to find the drugs.
Four British nationals who were on board the vessel were arrested and appeared before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing a number of charges relating to the haul. Jonathan Kelway, Trevor Collenette, Martin Genocchio and Kathryn Burman are charged with possession and possession with intent to supply 216 kilos of cocaine. They are also charged with importing the drug into Gibraltar.
During a short appearance before Stipendiary Magistrate Chares Pitto, each of the four stood to confirm their identities to the court. Mr Kelway said they had nothing to hide. “We are innocent parties in this,” he told the court.
In turn, the other three crew members confirmed their names and agreed with Mr Kelway’s statement. All four were remanded in custody until June 12, when they are due to appear again before the magistrate.
HM Customs Gibraltar said the yacht GIN was stopped as a result of an ongoing “risk-profiling” operation, in which a number of issues are taken into account to target possible offenders.
Officers look at factors such as movement patterns and ownership, as well secret intelligence.
The yacht seized this week is registered in Gibraltar but is foreign-owned. Its beneficial owner has no links to the Rock, Customs said.
HM Customs Gibraltar also said there was nothing to suggest the drugs were destined for the Rock or that anyone here was linked to them.
This is the second major cocaine haul to be seized in Gibraltar in the last few years.
If you can help in anyway with idea's & info on Gibraltar drug laws please feel free to email me, as we know they are Innocent.
Thank you
Please read news report below as it looks very much like they have been setup.
DRUGS worth £8m
GIB CUSTOMS SEIZE YACHT WITH 216KG COCAINE CARGO
• 4 Britons arrested
by Brian Reyes
Local customs officers seized a 50ft yacht loaded with 216 kilos of cocaine worth £8m. They swooped on the vessel GIN in the early hours of Tuesday as it sailed into Gibraltar from the Caribbean. A total of 183 slabs of cocaine were found stashed in sealed compartments at the stern of the yacht. Officers had to physically break into hidden cavities to find the drugs.
Four British nationals who were on board the vessel were arrested and appeared before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing a number of charges relating to the haul. Jonathan Kelway, Trevor Collenette, Martin Genocchio and Kathryn Burman are charged with possession and possession with intent to supply 216 kilos of cocaine. They are also charged with importing the drug into Gibraltar.
During a short appearance before Stipendiary Magistrate Chares Pitto, each of the four stood to confirm their identities to the court. Mr Kelway said they had nothing to hide. “We are innocent parties in this,” he told the court.
In turn, the other three crew members confirmed their names and agreed with Mr Kelway’s statement. All four were remanded in custody until June 12, when they are due to appear again before the magistrate.
HM Customs Gibraltar said the yacht GIN was stopped as a result of an ongoing “risk-profiling” operation, in which a number of issues are taken into account to target possible offenders.
Officers look at factors such as movement patterns and ownership, as well secret intelligence.
The yacht seized this week is registered in Gibraltar but is foreign-owned. Its beneficial owner has no links to the Rock, Customs said.
HM Customs Gibraltar also said there was nothing to suggest the drugs were destined for the Rock or that anyone here was linked to them.
This is the second major cocaine haul to be seized in Gibraltar in the last few years.
If you can help in anyway with idea's & info on Gibraltar drug laws please feel free to email me, as we know they are Innocent.
Thank you
Carl Harrison
e-mail:
diddley2@msn.com
Comments
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Uk
10.06.2007 20:03
Neb
Agency
10.06.2007 21:59
Can you clarify this further - they were being paid to sail this boat by an agency?
Fly posters
Thank you
11.06.2007 08:50
Thank for your support.
Carl Harrison
e-mail: diddley2@msn.com
try registering here
11.06.2007 11:09
http://www.sea-web.com/seaweb_companies.html
Ned
Innocent?
11.06.2007 11:58
- Apart from the fact that they were being employed in some fashion to transport a Yatch containing 216 Kg of Cocaine.
If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
John
This site
11.06.2007 12:24
Bert
Heres some
11.06.2007 12:38
Joe
Carl
11.06.2007 12:51
Bill
Trevor........No way!!! This is not Trevor's Style
23.06.2007 09:43
trevor collonette.jpg
Alan Edwards
e-mail: alan@swan48.com
The name of the agency
27.06.2007 11:49
I would think these on-line services are not involved in the physical transfer of the boat. The owners must have made arrangements with locals hereto. That need to be thoroughly investigated.
My experience with Caribbean police is that they not always take investigations serious (enough). I live in Grenada and do not know St Lucia well, but generally this is the tendence.
It may be a hard case to get evidence. Good luck
James Post
e-mail: jamespost@spiceisle.com
Homepage: http://www.paradisebayresort.net
Family concerns.
02.07.2007 16:23
Thankyou for your efforts so far.
Emmanuel Martin
e-mail: masterymartin@yahoo.co.uk
Martin would not be involved in such a thing
03.07.2007 20:07
I am Martin's Aunt and he was here just before he flew to St Lucia - looking forward with his girlfriend to being part of the crew for this yacht. It's what he does for a job for goodness sake. I have known him since a baby and sailing is his love. It's unbelievable that someone has set him and the crew up. If Kathryns family are seeing this, please get in touch with me so that we can all work together to right this dreadful wrong.
Marian Martin-Emery
e-mail: panwrites@ntlworld.com
Jonathan Kelway, The Skipper
07.07.2007 22:16
The crew are innocent as I am sure Jon is.
Jon Woodward
e-mail: jonww@aol.com
Jonathan Kelway Is Innocent
19.07.2007 20:24
I believe that you and your crew with be set free with a pardon under British Law in the next few days.
Stay positive, you will be free soon.
Monique
Monique van Ouwerkerk