Duo remanded on cannabis possession charges

Two men were on Wednesday remanded to prison after they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking charges.
Udok Anthony Nedd, 35, of Lot 121 Campbellville Housing Scheme, Georgetown and Keron Jordan, 24, of Lot 3043 North Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them.
It is alleged that on March 27, 2018 at Campbellville Housing Scheme, Georgetown, Nedd, a caterer, had 444 grams of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in his possession for trafficking.
According to facts presented in court, on the day in question, acting on information, Police ranks from the Narcotics Branch, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown went to Lot 121 Campbellville, Georgetown, where they met Nedd.
After requesting permission from Nedd to search the premises, Police ranks proceeded to the kitchen area where they found two transparent plastic parcels each containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be marijuana.
The alleged drug trafficker was then arrested and taken to CID headquarters where the suspected narcotics were weighed in his presence.
The charge against Jordan, a taxi driver, stated that on the same day at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, he had 1378 grams of cannabis sativa in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Jordan, the driver of motor car HC 6001, was intercepted by Police ranks on Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown in the vicinity of the Garage Restaurant, where a search was conducted on him.
Police ranks searched the vehicle and found a multi-coloured haversack in the back seat which contained a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis. Under caution, Jordan told the Police that a man had given him the haversack to take to “Black Boy”. Jordan, too, was arrested and taken to CID Headquarters.
As it related to Nedd, Magistrate Daly refused to grant him bail based on the facts presented by Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh.
Both men are expected to return to court next month.