Media Release:
Re: Columbian Drug Cartel Link to Trinidad.
Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) was reliably informed that a Joint Military Unit On Oct 4th, 2005 sent a Confidential Summary of Intelligence Information to the intelligence agency in Venezuela. The contents of this confidential document were as follows:
"THE INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THIS JOINT UNIT INDICATES THAT:
THIS MILITARY UNIT IS AWARE THAT COLOMBIAN CITIZEN, MAVER ALIRIO ESCOBAR OROZCO, WHO HAS FALSE VENEZUELAN IDENTITY CARD NO. 10.819.225, WITH THE NAME OF MARVAL RODRIGUEZ EDWIN JAVIER, DATE OF BIRTH 17/11/1972, WILL PRESUMABLY TRY TO ENTER THE COUNTRY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, FROM THE COUNTRY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. THIS MENTIONED CITIZEN, IDENTIFIED AS A DRUG TRAFFICKER, WILL HAVE A TRUCK WAITING FOR HIM TO USE AS TRANSPORT IN THE CITY OF CARUPANO, SUCRE STATE, WHICH WAS ARRANGED FOR HIM AFTER HE PAID THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED MILLION BOLIVARS (200,000,000) FOR RELEASE, WHERE THIS CITIZEN WAS ALSO IMPRISONED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL AND LIKEWISE PAID FOR HIS RELEASE. THIS INFORMATION IS ISSUED IN ORDER TO INFORM THAT COUNTRY ABOUT THAT CASE, SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS. THIS DOCUMENT IS CLASSIFIED AND THE SOURCE MUST NOT BE REVEALED. SPECIAL ATTENTION ART. 550 QF THE MILITARY JUSTICE CODE.
DISTRIBUTION: ALL UNIT COMMANDERS.
NOTE: BE BRIEF, BUT DO NOT OMIT THE ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS: WHAT, WHO, WHERE, HOW, WHERE."
Highlighted Under the heading "DEGREE OF SOURCE RELIABILITY" was the words "COMPLETELY TRUSTWORTHY" and highlighted under the heading "DEGREE OF VERACITY OF INFORMATION" were the words "PROBABLY TRUE"
The dispatching of this document came on the heels of 2005; August 25th Cocaine drug bust on Monos Island, valued 700 million TT dollars, an episode that would go down as a very dark day in our criminal history. It also triggered a series of events that would tarnish the wealthy Syrian community, expose the corrupt nature of the police and Judiciary and the injustice and failure of our justice system.
Five (5) Venezuelan; Darwin Gonzales, Cesar Perrera, Alonzo Valera, Freddy Garcia and Mayer Alirio Escobar Orozco, Two (2) Trinidadian; Shaheed Ali and Victor Sylvester, and One (1) Antiguan; Ramon Jarvis, were all arrested in connection with the find. This also led to the Discovery in the caretaker’s cabin, adjacent to the main house, Seven firearms; Two rifles, Three pistols, One revolver, One sub-machine gun and 247 rounds of assorted ammunition.
Darwin Gonzales, Cesar Perrera, Alonzo Valera and Freddy Garcia were found bound in chains locked up in a room. Police had to actually break open the locks to gain access inside. According to the men they were taken hostage from Venezuela and brought to the island on a Pirogue.
Mayer Alirio Escobar Orozco who according to the document captioned above and was found to be carrying a fake name was held on a boat together with Victor Sylvester, and Ramon Jarvis. Shadeed Mohammed was found loitering around the house.
According to the communique captioned above, Mayer Orozco was released after a 200,000,000 million Bolivia bribe was paid to a high ranking Trinidad official. This sum at that time was equivalent to 1,614,000 USD or 10,087,500 TTD.
Ramon Jarvis; the Antiguan, was released during the preliminary enquiry after his attorney threatened the Magistrate to make public the document captioned above.
Unfortunately, as faith would have it the remaining six men paid the ultimate price even though a lot of questions went unanswered. The police were sloppy in their investigations and lacked the capacity and the intelligence to probe deeper.
The then DPP Geoffrey Henderson and state attorney Roger Gaspard need to answer who was in receipt of the bribe according to the document captioned above?
Roger Gaspard, needs to answer and state clearly if it is true that the position of DPP was an enticement offered to him in return for winning this matter at all cost.
Were the circumstances surrounding the release of Mayer Orozco the same with the matters involving, Colombian George Mason and Glenmoore Matthew? Who was similarly charged under similar circumstances? They were PARDONED IN 2013.
Was it the same with the matters involving, Colombians Alfredo Mendoza and Freddy Alexander Rued who were arrested on board the vessel Levi Chariot, off Chacachacare in March of 2010. They are charged with having in their possession 148.4 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana, 5.2 kilogrammes of cocaine and three iguanas. They were released sometime during the period 2012.
And was it also the same with the matter involving, Columbians Sanchez and Raul Henao who were also held for drug trafficking and released in 2013. Raul Henao was using a fake name; Luis Castillo, at the time of his arrest.
Referring back to the Monos Island Drug bust. Why did it take the police 20 days after to take photos of the guns and ammunition at the station and not at the scene of the crime?
Why was no Justice of the Peace present while their statements were taken?
Who or what changed the decision of a prominent attorney to no longer represent the Venezuelans even after already receiving 50,000 USD? This was equivalent to 312,500 TTD at the time. This money was never returned.
According to an article published in the Express Newspaper, JUSTICE Alice Yorke Soo-Hon questioned why the main house at Passy Bay, Monos Island, was not searched following the August 25, 2005 drug bust which netted $700 million in cocaine.
She said she was puzzled as to why the owners of the house, co-owned by Hue Patrick, Grace Rosemarie Fitzwilliam and Helen Forbes, “never appeared to be interviewed” by the police and “why the ownership of the drugs was never ascertained.
Apart from the questions, Justice Yorke Soo-Hon noted that “investigations fell short and it was astonishing to note that the main house at Passy Bay was not searched…”
It must be noted here that the DEA had visited the four Venezuelan Nationals; Darwin Gonzales, Cesar Perrera, Alonzo Valera and Freddy Garcia on more than one occasion, offering them new identities and relocation to the United States of America if they can only identify Columbian National; Mayer Alirio Escobar Orozco and Ramon Jarvis; the Antiguan. In response, the DEA was informed of their circumstances and was told they can't identify someone they don't know and have never seen.
From all accounts, it appears that Venezuelan Nationals, Darwin Gonzales, Cesar Perrera, Alonzo Valera and Freddy Garcia are innocent of the crime they were convicted of.
An application for transfer was made by the Venezuelan Embassy on behalf of the four Venezuelan Nationals in 2016, all the necessary transfer documents together with all requirements were submitted to the Ministry of National Security, to date there has been no response.
Why the delay? These men were found bound by chains in what can only be described as a prison, unlike Columbian Nationals, Mayer Orozco, George Mason, Glenmoore Matthew, Alfredo Mendoza, Freddy Alexander Rued, Sanchez and Raul Henao who were all found in possession of drugs and released; not transferred but released.
This is a travesty of Justice and it begs the question, is there a Columbian Cartel link here in Trinidad? In all the matters involving the release of these foreign nationals, the name of one attorney and one senior official stands out.
Why aren't the other foreign nationals given the same opportunity allowing them to return to their country? It cost the taxpayers on average $25,000.00 to house one prisoner in the nation's prison. The crime culture in these countries is much different than the crime culture here in Trinidad and Tobago. These foreign criminals are much more advanced and superior. Remaining in our prisons will allow for the expansion of their networks. This by default will facilitate opportunities to establish links with the local criminals and crime bosses, engaging in discussions on furthering their agendas.
These foreign prisoners contribute to a lot to the violence in the country and the crime on the streets. It is contributing negatively to our prison system and by extension our communities.
This increase in violence and crimes that are now prevalent in our country and on our streets owes a lot to the corrupted officials of the state and the failure mechanisms of the Ministry of National Security.
Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front) is calling on Minister of National Security the Honourable Stuart R. Young M.P. to allow for the transfer of Venezuelan Nationals, Darwin Gonzales, Cesar Perrera, Alonzo Valera and Freddy Garcia to the Venezuelan authorities to serve the remaining of their sentences. These men were never given the opportunity of a fair trial. They were never given the opportunity to contact their families back home since there are no provisions for outside calls to that country. These men were robbed of their money by a very prominent attorney. These men are the victims of a state-sponsored criminal offence. A gross violation of fundamental rights and human dignity. The only guilty party here is the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
For Immediate Release:
Date: February 11th 2020
Umar Abdullah
Head of Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)
Tel: +18687870765/+18683656253
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