A 33-year-old Jamaican nationwide is going through federal drug trafficking expenses in america following a major narcotics seizure by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Rudolph Hylton appeared in federal courtroom in Fort Lauderdale on allegations that he was transporting massive portions of cocaine and marijuana from Jamaica aboard a 45-foot vessel.
In accordance with a federal legal criticism, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Richard Etheridge carried out a routine boarding of the boat, recognized because the “Girl B,” within the Atlantic Ocean roughly eight nautical miles northeast of Haulover Inlet. Hylton and one other man, recognized as Aldon Delano Brown, had been on board on the time.
Authorities reported that each males are Jamaican nationals. Nevertheless, Brown was not listed in Broward County or federal jail data on the time of Hylton’s courtroom look and didn’t seem in courtroom.
Throughout a seaworthiness inspection, boarding officers noticed irregularities, together with altered panels and up to date fibreglass work. A hid compartment was subsequently found beneath the cabin ground, accessible by way of a small opening.
Investigators recovered 68 bricks of cocaine weighing greater than 70 kilograms (roughly 154 kilos) and 14 bricks of marijuana weighing about 12 kilograms (roughly 26 kilos). The criticism didn’t specify the estimated avenue worth of the medication.
Court docket paperwork state that Hylton instructed investigators he and Brown had taken the vessel from Fort Lauderdale to Jamaica a few month earlier. He allegedly indicated that whereas in Jamaica, he was supplied US$100,000 to return the vessel to Fort Lauderdale, understanding unlawful narcotics can be hid on board.
Hylton has been charged with three federal drug trafficking offences. He was remanded into custody on the Broward County jail on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service and is scheduled to look earlier than a federal choose subsequent Monday for a pre-trial detention listening to.
