Extradition motion for Nembhard, others denied
June 18, 2007
The Full Court yesterday threw out the motion brought by 52-year-old St. Ann businessman Norris 'Deedo' Nembhard, Police Corporal Herbert Henry and four other men who were seeking to have their extradition orders set aside.
Lawyers representing the men said it was likely that they were going to take the matter to the Court of Appeal.
In Custody Since 2004
The other men for whom extradition orders were made last year in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court are Colombian barber Luis Miguel Arias and Jamaicans Robroy Williams, also called 'Spy', Glenford Williams and Vivian Dalley. The men have been in custody since April 2004.
They are wanted in the U.S. to face charges for conspiracy to export cocaine to the U.S. between 1998 and 2004. They were arrested as part of a major international crackdown in drug trafficking among the Jamaican, United States, British and Colombian governments.
They had challenged the documents on which they were ordered extradited on the basis that they were not authentic.
Nembhard also contended that his designation by President Bush as a drug kingpin would prevent him from getting a fair trial.
Drug Kingpins
Nembhard and Jamaican businessman Leebert Ramcharan of Montego Bay have been designated drug kingpins. Ramcharan and Jamaican businessman Donovan 'Plucky' Williams were extradited this year to face drug-related charges in the U.S.A.
Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe, Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh and Mr. Justice Lloyd Hibbert heard the motion and dismissed it.
Author: Barbara Gayle
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
