A 72-year-old man is among the five people who were arrested two weeks ago in relation to the estimated $12-billion cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew.
On Monday Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey said the senior citizen, along with the others, who are all from Kingston addresses, were officially charged on Friday, August 16 with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, trafficking cocaine, and conspiracy.
The 72-year-old has been identified as Junior Aldayne. The others are 57-year-old Clive Roy Davis, 58-year-old Collin Ricketts, 51-year-old George Sterling, and 42-year-old Clayton Peart.
Bailey, who is in charge of the crime portfolio, described the bust as the largest in Jamaica’s history.
