The marijuana trafficking charge that was filed against former Member of Parliament, Devin Sears was dismissed today after the Court upheld a no-case submission made by Sears’ Attorneys, Nigel Hughes and Kishwana Jefford.
Sears was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics in October 2025 after police found 310.71 kilograms of marijuana in a bus that he was driving. The bus was intercepted at Bamia on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. Another occupant of the bus, 69-year-old Albert Sandy claimed responsibility for the bags of marijuana and has since been jailed.
When the case came up in the Linden Magistrate’s Court today, Magistrate Rushell Liverpool upheld the no case submission made by the attorneys for Sears, thereby dismissing the case.
Shortly after the ruling, Sears told News Source he simply wanted to thank God.
“I want to say, I give God praise and thanks for which he deserves because he is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the one that knows my heart, he knows me. He understands that I know, he has a greater purpose for me whether it be at a community level, a regional, national, he knows my heart, and he has a plan for my life,” Sears said.
The AFC Member said since the October2025 incident, life has been extremely difficult for him.
“While over the last eight months have been so, so tough. You know, serving as a Member of Parliament at the highest decision making body in the country, and got to experience both sides of the law, one as a legislator and the other falling victim to the law, and I have learnt so much about the judicial system,” he said.
Sears also thanked his legal team, in particular his lead Attorney Nigel Hughes, who he said offered tremendous guidance and support throughout the process; his mentor Raphael Trotman and his family and friends for the support received.
In a statement to the press, Jefford – one of his attorneys – explained that the prosecution’s case rested on the fact that there was a strong scent of cannabis emanating from the bags, which were in the bus that was driven by Devin Sears.
“Under cross examination one of the police witnesses accepted that his ability to identify the smell was as a result of his specialized training. Her Worship found that Devin Sears received no such training,” Jefford explained.
The Attorney said the police witnesses, who appeared before the Court admitted that they were not able to see the contents of the bags without opening them.
Jefford said the evidence therefore suggested that the contents were not available and the evidence led by the prosecution relied on suspicion rather than proof of knowledge.
She also pointed to the fact that the co-defendant – Sandy – had accepted sole responsibility. The prosecution’s case against Sears, Jefford said, rested on suspicion rather than proof of knowledge.
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