“I collected it from my soldier” – man caught with cocaine tells cops

…“Samsung” jailed for drug offence
Police on mobile patrol duty in Charity, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), back street on Wednesday night arrested a 25-year-old man after he was allegedly found in possession of over 28 grams of cocaine.
According to police, ranks from the Charity Police Station were on patrol around 20:02h when they observed a labourer of Siriki Village, Upper Pomeroon River, acting suspiciously as they approached. The officers stopped their vehicle and conducted a search on the person.

During the search, police said they discovered four transparent plastic bags containing several white/cream coloured rock-like substances suspected to be cocaine. The substance was seized, and the man was informed of the offence and cautioned. In response, he allegedly said, “Officer, I collected it from my soldier.”
He was taken into custody and escorted to the Charity Police Station along with the suspected narcotics. The substance was weighed and found to be 28.2 grams of cocaine. Investigations are ongoing.
In a separate case, Akash Parsaram, also known as “Samsung”, a 21-year-old construction worker from Success, East Coast Demerara, was charged with multiple offences stemming from incidents earlier this week.

Parsaram was arrested on July 7 by ranks of the Beterverwagting Police Station and charged with robbery under arms contrary to Section 222(c) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 08:01. The charge relates to an incident in which he allegedly robbed a 16-year-old trainee woodworker of a cell phone valued at $26,000, a leather wallet valued at $3,000, and $10,000 in cash.
He appeared before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning, where he pleaded not guilty to the robbery charge. Bail was refused, and he was remanded to prison. The case will continue on August 20.
Parsaram also faced a separate charge of possession of a smoking utensil, in violation of Section 12(1)(d)(i) of the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10. He pleaded guilty to that offence and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $6,000.