Investigating Officer tells court a security guard had a vision of salt-like substance inside Rahman’s house

An investigating officer in the $31 million drug trial of Joshua Aziz Rahman has told the court that a security guard had informed them that he had a vision of some salt-like substance inside Rahman’s home in Caubati.

Detective Corporal Viliame Nagatalevu said that the security guard had this vision when he was praying and a search was then conducted while Rahman was already in custody.

Rahman was allegedly found in possession of 39.5kg of cocaine in Caubati on the 14th of February 2019.

Nagatalevu has also told court that no drugs were found in Rahman's room of his Caubati house.

He has told the court during his cross-examination that all the drugs were found in Rahman's father, Talat Rahman’s master bedroom.

He also said that none of Rahman's items that were found in his room such as clothes or bags were tested for drugs and he is not aware of the fact that the K9 Unit had sniffed Rahman and as the investigating officer he would have known if he was sniffed.

When asked by Rahman's lawyer, Devanesh Sharma if Rahman had a direct hand in his father's business, Nagatalevu had said that Rahman was found with his father's bank cards.

He also said that Rahman was in police custody from the 11th to the 16th of February and had no access to the house.

Nagatalevu said he is aware that apart from the keys with Rahman, another set of keys were with the caretaker of the property.

He also said that he cannot confirm that there was email or message conversations between Rahman and his father about drugs.

The detective also told the court that they had received a request from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last week to extract contact details of a ‘Karate’ and ‘White’ from Rahman’s phone.

Sharma told the court that the defence were served a further disclosure of Friday.

Upon questioning, Nagatalevu had told the court that he is aware that disclosures must be served 21 days before the beginning of the trial.

The trial will continue before High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar tomorrow.