Ganja trafficking charge lands Lindener in jail

Thirty-two-year-old Lenox Jackman of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) was on Friday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on a trafficking in narcotics charge.
The charge was read by acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus. It is alleged that on January 16, at Mabura, Upper Demerara District, he had in his possession 658 grams of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
Defence Attorney Stanley Moore told the court that his client should be released on bail since more than one person was present when the narcotic was found.
However, Police Prosecutor Quinn Harris in objecting to bail, related that Police ranks were escorting prisoners from the Mahdia Police Station when they observed the defendant sitting on a truck acting in a suspicious manner.
The prosecutor said that Jackman was approached by the officers, who requested to conduct a search on his person. It was then that the marijuana was found, the prosecutor added.
The prosecution’s submission was upheld and the Linden man was remanded to prison. The case will continue on January 27, 2020, at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.