GDF Corporals busted with 316 lbs ganja charged, remanded to prison

The two Corporals attached to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who were busted with 316 lbs of ganja on Saturday last were charged and remanded to prison.
Edward McCalmont, 40, from Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and John Johnson,24, from Timehri Docks, EBD appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them.

Police stated that On Saturday, July 27, at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, they had 316 lbs of cannabis for trafficking. They were however, remanded to prison until August 19, 2024.
it was reported that police acting on information received, ranks from Special Branch and other ranks went to Mandela Avenue, where they intercepted a route 42 minibus bearing registration number, BTT 27 owned by McCalmont who was in the driver’s seat. Johnson was reportedly in the front passenger’s seat.
The two GDF ranks were informed that they were stopped based on intelligence received that they were trafficking narcotics. As such, the Police searched the vehicle during which 49 well-wrapped parcels containing cannabis were found on the seats.
The two ranks were arrested and escorted to the East La Penitence Police Station, where the ganja was weighed and amounted to 316 lbs.
Two Tuesdays ago, Sergeants Clovis Sam, 31, of Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, and 42-year-old Adisa Higgins from Wismar Housing Scheme, Linden were charged and remanded to prison for having 154 lbs of ganja in their possession.
It was reported that the two Sergeants were busted during a joint intelligence-led operation involving the Special Branch and Regional Division 4B. It was reported that on July 18 at Coverden, EBD, the two ranks were travelling in a vehicle belonging to the Defence Force when it was discovered that they were transporting 22 parcels of cannabis.
They were subsequently arrested, charged and remanded to prison until August 12, 2024.