Bartica shop owner gets $60K bail for ganja possession
Charged: Frankie Speede
Thirty-three-year-old Frankie Speede of 5 Miles Housing Scheme in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was on Wednesday granted $60,000 bail on a narcotics’ possession charge.
Speede appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty to having in his possession 92 grams of cannabis on Tuesday, December 3, when Police in Regional Division #7 went to his shop at Fifth Avenue, Bartica and conducted a search for drugs, guns and ammunition.
The ganja that was allegedly found on the premises
It was reported that during that exercise, a quantity of cannabis was found, which when weighed amounted to 92 grams; and that Speede was told of the offence committed and charged.
Speede is expected to make his next court appearance on January 2, 2025.
