A cigarette vendor operating in Stabroek Market, Georgetown, was refused bail by Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday for allegedly being in possession of cannabis.
Wilton Beckles, 46, of Lot 45 Friendship, Govindam, East Bank Demerara (EBD), 
denied that the illicit drug belonged to him when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
That charge stated that on October 3, 2017 at Stabroek Market, Georgetown, he had in his possession 110 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Police Prosecutor Shawn Gonsalves objected to bail being granted owing to the seriousness of the crime, the prevalence and the penalty attached.
He revealed that ranks from the Brickdam Police Station were on patrol duty in the said area when the defendant was observed pushing a wheelchair.
However, it was observed that the wheelchair contained transparent plastic. As such, ranks stopped the defendant and carried out a search that unearthed the drug.
Magistrate Latchman remanded Beckles to prison. He is scheduled to reappear in court on October 27, 2017.
