A CHAGUANAS labourer was granted $5 million bail by the High Court on a charge of cocaine trafficking.

Master Whitney Franklin granted Floyd Braithwaite, 50, of Railway Road, Chaguanas, bail, although police prosecutors objected, contending he has pending matters dating back to 2015.

However, his attorney Bhimal Maharajh argued that in those matters, no disclosure had been made, and his client had complied with all prior bail conditions. He also contended the pending charges predated the proclamation of the Bail Amendment Act, so he ought not to be prejudiced.