NASSAU-Wanted drug dealer Sean Bruey has made a last-ditch attempt to block his extradition to Florida.
Bruey’s lawyer Osman Johnson has filed an urgent application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council.
If the court doesn’t grant permission, Bruey’s 18-year battle against extradition will come to an end.
The Court of Appeal will hear the application on August 11.
Florida prosecutors allege that Bruey belonged to a drug organization headed by Austin “Ozzie” Knowles. They requested his extradition in 2002.
On December 18, 2018, Bruey’s lawyers asked the Registrar of the Privy Council to withdraw his appeal against a 2017 Court of Appeal decision upholding his extradition.
The Privy Council didn’t formally dismiss his appeal until March 29.
Local authorities learned about the letter on January 23, 2019 and attempted to to extradite him on March 8.
Federal agents were at the Lynden Pindling International Airport to receive Bruey. But his handover was cancelled before he got on their plane.
That’s because authorities became aware that he had a pending constitutional motion, arguing that the deadline for his surrender had passed.
A judge dismissed the motion in August 2019 and the Court of Appeal upheld the decision in June 2020.
Bruey, also known as Shawn Saunders, now wants to appeal that decision.
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