Man to seek compensation after drug charges dismissed
Article by December 16, 2020
Drug charges against Ralph Joseph James were dropped today and the Jamaican handed over to immigration officials “for their consideration”, after his lawyer successfully argued that local authorities had no jurisdiction to charge him.
Furthermore, his attorney Ryan Moseley contended that the State had breached his client’s constitutional rights as a person in Barbados and compensation would be sought.
James, a 61-year-old marine engineer, had been on remand at Dodds for the past 28 days charged with being within the limits of the exclusive economic zone established by the