Businessman charged with conspiring to traffic narcotics

Thirty-year-old Steve Bacchus, a businessman from Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was on Monday charged in connection with a report of an alleged conspiracy to traffic 11,200 grams of marijuana on August 11, in Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Remanded: Steve Bacchus

Bacchus was taken into custody on August 31 by ranks from the Alberttown Police Station, and he was charged with conspiracy to traffic narcotics.
On Monday, at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts, the charge was read to the defendant by Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce. He was remanded into custody after entering a not guilty plea.

The parcels of marijuana that have been linked to Steve Bacchus

The case was adjourned for disclosure to October 13.
Bacchus was previously charged with having marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.