Thirty-three-year-old Earlson Murray, a taxi driver, appeared on Friday at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Earlson Murray
He pleaded not guilty to the allegation, which stated that on August 3, he had 47.3 grams of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Murray was placed on $100,000 bail by Magistrate Ruschelle Liverpool, who postponed the matter to September 23.
At about 10:00h on August 3, Police ranks were on patrol duty at Beterverwagting, in a Force motor vehicle when they observed a Toyota Premio car coming out of a known drug yard.
As such, the Police patrol signalled the driver of the car bearing registration number HD 740 with a Green Ice Taxi Service logo, to stop, but he refused, increased his speed, and drove away.
The Police patrol vehicle pursued the vehicle, and the ranks saw the driver throw out a black plastic bag from the driver’s side window.
The ranks stopped and picked up the black plastic bag, checked it, and observed the bag contained a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The ranks proceeded behind the car since it was in close proximity, and the driver continued evading the Police until he was cornered.
The vehicle came to a halt after the driver crashed his motor car into the Police vehicle.
A search was conducted on the vehicle, but nothing illegal was found.
Murray was told of the offence committed, cautioned, and arrested.
He was escorted, along with the suspected cannabis and motor car to the Beterverwagting Police Station, where the narcotic was weighed in his presence and amounted to 47.3 grams.
The Police vehicle sustained minor damage to the left-side front door while the right-side front of the motor car was damaged. (G1)
