Paul Clarke, Gleaner Writer
Attorneys representing four Jamaican men detained by the United States Coast Guard on allegation of drug possession and who had their vessel destroyed are slamming the Government.
Lead attorney Bert Samuels, speaking at a virtual press conference today, raised concerns about the circumstances which led to the detention of boat captain Anthony Clarke, Radcliffe Simmons, Howard Patterson, and Warren Rowe.
On October 11, the Jamaican-registered vessel
Lady Lawla was intercepted some 100 miles south of Jamaica by the US Coast Guard.
At the time of the interception,
Lady Lawla was in international waters, with the closest landmass being Jamaica.