Housewife busted with ganja in home gets $150K bail
The ganja that was found in the barrel
Jasodra Muriall, a 26-year-old housewife of Long Dam, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has been placed on $150,000 bail after being charged with possession of narcotics.
Muriall was arrested on June 13, and charged on June 14 with possessing 667 grams of marijuana with intent to traffic. She appeared before Principal Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty as charged.
Police have said that acting on information received, officers from Regional Division 4C conducted a cordon-and-search operation at her residence and unearthed, in a plastic barrel in the upper flat of the house, a bulky plastic bag that contained a quantity of ganja.
The housewife was informed of the allegations, cautioned, and taken into custody. She was transported to the Mahaica Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 667 grams, or 1.47lbs.
This case has been adjourned for further proceedings.
