Mahaica youth gets bail on narcotics possession charge

Charged: Joshua Hunter

Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Hunter, a miner from Squatting Area Helena No. One Village, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who had 52 grams of cannabis in his possession, was charged and fined on Tuesday.
The young man was arrested on Sunday in the vicinity of Mahaica Market Area, ECD, with the ganja.
He was subsequently charged and appeared before Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty and was granted $50,000 bail.
He will make his next court appearance on March 31, 2026.


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