Inbound US passenger nabbed with ganja at CJIA remanded

– as Uitvlugt bust accused granted bail

Incoming passenger from the United States (US), Bradley Hibbert, a 36-year-old security officer of Brooklyn, New York, who was arrested Wednesday with 15.758 kilogram (kg) of foreign cannabis at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was on Friday charged and remanded to prison.

Hibbert appeared before Magistrate Tomika Clarke at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to having 15.798 kg of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. Bail was refused and he will make his next court appearance on February 20, 2026. Meanwhile, in a separate matter, 53-year-old Travis Fraser, who was also on Wednesday caught with 1.798 kg of cannabis and 46 grams of cocaine at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was granted $100,000 bail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court. The 53-year-old cane harvester pleaded not guilty to charge when it was read to him. He is due back in court shortly.