The forfeiture hearing of convicted drug dealer Ian “Irie” Porter has been delayed once again.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors are attempting to seize $40,000 that authorities took from Porter and Eugene Symonette at the domestic terminal of Lynden Pindling International Airport.<\/p>\n
Porter was set to appear before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans \u2014 the third magistrate to preside over the matter.<\/p>\n
Porter, who was recently released from jail after serving time for a major marijuana seizure, was unavailable because he was detained in Exuma on outstanding warrants, the court heard.<\/p>\n
Speculation has it that police officers in Exuma, where Porter has strong drug-related ties, may have intentionally made Mr Porter unavailable as a ploy to derail the forfeiture hearing.<\/p>\n
Porter’s pratner in crime, Symonette, is serving time in a Cuban prison on drug smuggling charges. He had skipped bail on gun and drug offenses in the Bahamas, when he was arrested in Cuba.<\/p>\n
The hearing was adjourned until December 6.<\/p>\n
The case has been before three judges in the Bahamas and is another case that makes a mockery of the Bahamas’ dysfunctional and corrupt legal system.<\/p>\n
The matter began before Magistrate Renae McKay, who is no longer on the bench. Magistrate Ancella Evans-Williams also presided over the matter. She is now a magistrate in Abaco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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