Former Alliance For Change (AFC) Member of Parliament Devin Sears is cleared of a narcotics trafficking charge after the Linden Magistrates’ Court upholds a no-case submission by his attorneys. Both outlets report that the case is heard at the Linden Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Rushell Liverpool. The magistrate rules that the prosecution’s evidence does not meet the standard required for the charge and amounts to suspicion rather than proof. As a result, the court dismisses the matter in Sears’ favour on Thursday. The reports also state that his legal representatives—Nigel Hughes and Kishwana Jefford—file the no-case submission, seeking dismissal on the basis that the evidence presented is insufficient. The decision is described as a clearance of the charge in the magistrates’ court. The articles do not provide additional details on the underlying allegations, including the circumstances of the alleged trafficking, beyond referencing that the charge is dismissed following the no-case ruling.