345-pound ganja bust: Bryan gets $500,000 bail; co-accused further remanded

Thirty-three-year-old Shemay Bryan, who was jointly charged for having 345.8 pounds (lbs) of cannabis in her possession along the Number 10 Public Road, West Coast Berbice, has been granted $500,000 bail.
Byran made another appearance before Magistrate Taunna Hardy at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court, during which the bail was granted. On the other hand, her co-accused, 32-year-old Sarafina Cheddy, was refused bail and further remanded to prison.

The women are jointly charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking following the January 24 interception. Attorney-at-law Bernard DaSilva, who represented both defendants, made separate bail applications on their behalf.
Bail was granted to Bryan with the conditions that she lodge all travel documents and report every other Friday to the nearest police station in her area of residence.
However, bail was refused for Cheddy on the grounds that she allegedly committed a similar offence while already on bail for a previous matter.
During Thursday’s proceedings, the court also noted that the vehicle in which the narcotics were allegedly found was not registered to either defendant.
The defence further raised concerns that the prosecution was not making a full disclosure at this stage of the proceedings. Additionally, the court was told that no trial date has yet been fixed, though the matter is expected to proceed sometime in April or May. The case will come up again on March 26, 2026.