Meth case: State fights ex-Scotland Yard detective’s evidence

The government is fighting to keep a former Scotland Yard detective out of the witness stand in the Sh8.2 billion methamphetamine case against six Iranians, arguing that his expertise cannot compensate for the fact that he was not involved in the seizure or investigation of the drugs.

The detective, Kevin Hurley, is among the witnesses lined up to challenge the prosecution’s case, with his evidence expected to focus on the procedures and safeguards that should govern the recovery, preservation, identification, transfer, sampling, analysis and presentation of suspected narcotic drugs seized during a maritime interdiction.