The Royal Gazette reported yesterday that two out of four foreign nationals charged in an alleged multi-million dollar drug importation plot had been cleared.

We stated that prosecutors offered no evidence against Jeannie Harden, 58, of Charleston, United States, and Edide Plourde, 69, of Quebec, Canada after a preliminary inquiry by Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo in December.

In fact, Mr. Tokunbo discharged Harden of all charges against her on Friday December 18 after consideration of all the evidence and submissions by her lawyer, Peter Farge.

Four days later, again before Mr. Tokunbo, the Crown offered no evidence in the case of Plourde who was also discharged. Lawyer Llewellyn Peniston made submissions in that case.

The others still facing charges are Andrew Blatchley, 58, also of Charleston, and Peter Sagos, 35, of Ottawa, Canada. Sagos is due before Magistrates' Court again on January 11 and Blatchley is due before the Supreme Court on February 1.