A Jamaican, who was listed by the US Justice Department as a major player in an international money laundering ring, was ordered extradited when he appeared before the St. Andrew Parish Court on Friday.
Seivwright Afflick, who US prosecutors claim acted as a money courier in an international narcotics enterprise, waived his right to an extradition hearing.
He has signed the consent form to be extradited.
Prosecutors say Mr. Afflick, a businessman of Bridgeport in Portmore, is the third Jamaican who allegedly acted as a money courier in the international narcotics enterprise.
The other two Jamaicans implicated in the narcotics ring, St. Devon Cover and Dennis Rowe, waived their right to an extradition hearing in May and will stand trial in the US state of Massachusetts.
They were extradited three weeks ago.
The US Justice Department said the men are among 19 people who have been charged with various offences in connection with their alleged involvement in the scheme.
This followed an investigation in 2016 by law enforcement agents in Jamaica, the US, Colombia and other territories.
It is alleged that from 2017 to 2020, the men transported money from Jamaica to the US.
Mr. Cover is alleged to have delivered US$268,000 to undercover police or a confidential informer.
Mr. Rowe is said to have handed over US$606,000, while Mr. Afflick reportedly delivered US$650,000 to the undercover agent.
The scheme was allegedly used to launder US$6 million in Colombian drug proceeds through banks in the Caribbean, the US and Europe.
The probe, dubbed 'Operation Thin Ice', lasted for five years and was a joint effort between authorities in the three territories.
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