A 33-year-old Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident is now on remand after she allegedly attempted to sneak marijuana into the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts lock-ups.
The woman’s efforts were thwarted after an alert Policeman conducted a search of the items she had in her possession and unearthed the illegal substance.
Sarah Charles stood before Magistrate Faith McGusty on Wednesday and denied
the charge which detailed that on January 21, 2019 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, she unlawfully introduced 23 grams of cannabis into the lock-ups.
The prosecution’s case, presented by Police Prosecutor Annalisa Brummell, contended that on Monday last, the defendant was asked to deliver shoes and other items to an incarcerated prisoner who was in the lock-ups. However, Charles was observed acting in a suspicious manner and a search was conducted of the items she had taken. The cannabis was found concealed in the soles of the shoes. The prosecution objected to bail.
However, the mother of three claimed she had no idea that the illegal drug was in the items, since she was only asked to deliver them as a favour.
Magistrate McGusty remanded the woman to prison, and the case would continue on February 13, 2019.
