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The Brooklyn federal trial revolving around one of the biggest cocaine busts in US history will reconvene in 30 days, with an anonymous and partially sequestered jury, Judge Azrack ruled.
Three men were planning to give a juror $100,000 to persuade a juror to acquit a former boxer accused of trafficking massive amounts of cocaine, according to federal court documents. The 20-ton shipment of cocaine was seized by US Customs in 2019, the largest single seizure in the agency's history.
The New York City trial for former heavyweight Goran Gogić of Montenegro, who is charged with violating federal maritime drug law by smuggling cocaine on container ships, was scheduled to start Monday.
Gogic, of Montenegro, was set to stand trial for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 20 tons (18.1 metric tons) of cocaine to Europe from Colombia through U.S. ports using commercial cargo ships. Federal agents had arrested Gogic while he was boarding a flight from Miami to Zurich after traveling to Puerto Rico for a boxing convention.
Three men were planning to give a juror $100,000 to persuade a juror to acquit a former boxer accused of trafficking massive amounts of cocaine, according to federal court documents. The 20-ton shipment of cocaine was seized by US Customs in 2019, the largest single seizure in the agency's history.
The New York City trial for former heavyweight Goran Gogić of Montenegro, who is charged with violating federal maritime drug law by smuggling cocaine on container ships, was scheduled to start Monday.
Gogic, of Montenegro, was set to stand trial for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 20 tons (18.1 metric tons) of cocaine to Europe from Colombia through U.S. ports using commercial cargo ships. Federal agents had arrested Gogic while he was boarding a flight from Miami to Zurich after traveling to Puerto Rico for a boxing convention.
He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Instead, the court was adjourned and the jury was dismissed, according to court documents.
The judge presiding over the trial in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, Joan M. Azrack, scheduled a status hearing for Dec. 17, according to a court document filed Monday.
