Two men appeared in court last week on separate drug trafficking charges.
At the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Courts, 29-year-old Steve Bacchus of Lot 57 Prince William Street Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD), pleaded not guilty to a charge for the offence of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Earl Scott
Bail was granted to him in the sum of $300,000 by Magistrate Ruschelle Liverpool.
The case has been adjourned until July 27.
Over at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, Earl Scott, 64, of Lot 43 Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, was arraigned for allegedly trafficking 664 grams of cannabis and 18 grams of cocaine. He pleaded not guilty to both counts and was granted bail in the sum of $200,000, for the cannabis and was remanded to prison in relation to the cocaine charge.
Steve Bacchus
The cases have been postponed until June 23 by Magistrate Christel Lambert. Based on reports, the narcotics were seized on June 5 at Itaballi Landing, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). (G1)
