Williams, 34 and Kindred, 39, are jointly on trial for drug possession, drug trafficking and conspiracy charges. Lawyers for accused cocaine dealers Shane Williams and Joshua Kindred announced they had no new witnesses to present Thursday morning, pushing the men's long-running drug trial into its next phase. (CBC)The two were among 28 arrested by police in September 2014 as part of Operation J-Tornado, a three-year investigation into drug trafficking in New Brunswick. In fact, they claimed there was no real drug ring until police created it with their phone giveaway. But the defence claim the sophisticated operation, which they estimated cost $11 million, collected very little direct evidence against Williams or Kindred.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2016 16:07 UTC