Pseudo-ephedrine case falls apart because of faulty testing equipment

Lennon Bowman

Bruce Virgo

Two men who were linked to a box of pseudo-ephedrine tablets found at the Taca warehouse in 2008 were acquitted of the charge of importing prohibited goods.  The question whether the pills were indeed pseudo-ephedrine or simply ephedrine was debated in court and led to the ruling made by Revenue Magistrate Ed Usher.  Attorney Darrell Bradley entered a no case submission in the case Bruce Virgo and Lennox Bowman who authorities claim had a box of pseudo-ephedrine that was shipped to them from Dubai, in The United Arab Emirates.  Usher upheld the no case submission after noting that the alleged pseudo-ephedrine that was tested by forensic analyst Diane Noble but only for the presence of ephedrine.  Noble could not analyze the substance for pseudo-ephedrine because of faulty testing equipment.  Bradley also argued that there was no evidence against the men, especially Virgo, who was visiting the warehouse to check on some documents when he was informed that the intended recipient of the box was Bowman. Magistrate Usher also noted that the case was before the court since 2008 and that there was no evidence to support the charge.