Alana Edwards, a 27-year-old mining assistant of South Ruimveldt Georgetown, was on Friday remanded to prison until April 21 after she was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for unlawful possession of ammunition.
The indictable charge she faces allege that on September 16, 2016 at Lamaha Place, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, she had in her possession 50 rounds of .40 ammunition and 19 rounds of 7.62 X 51 ammunition whilst not being the holder of a firearm licence.
In a bail application, Attorney-at-law Leslie Benjamin stated that Edwards was not present when her home was searched by Police ranks, as she was positioned in the interior at the time. The lawyer related that her client had told police officers upon arrest that a friend had asked her to keep the bag, but she was ignorant of its contents.
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, in disclosing particulars of the case, stated that Police ranks acting on information had visited the premises of the accused and conducted a search, which unearthed in the bedroom of the accused the said ammunition contained in a bag.
He added that the accused was arrested earlier this month, when she returned to the coast after reportedly evading Police by hiding out in the interior for several months. The court also heard that the woman’s roommate had been arrested after the search, but was released some 72 hours later. Moore further attested that Edwards had told Police that the package was given to her by her boyfriend, one “Black Boy” of East La Penitence, but checks made at the address given had failed to locate that person. Thus the magistrate refused Edwards bail.
