Thirty-one-year-old Peter Gordon Clarke of Fellowship, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara has been remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge following his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The parcels of marijuana that were found in the car
Clarke has pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleges that on February 27, he had 2.144 kilograms of cannabis sativa in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Accused drug trafficker Peter Gordon Clarke
He has been refused bail and will be on remand until March 29.
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has reported that its agents intercepted motorcar PZZ 2006 on February 27 at Hill Street Lodge, Georgetown, between Durban and Norton Streets. Clarke was the only occupant of the vehicle, and a search conducted therein unearthed the cannabis in two brick-like parcels. He was arrested and escorted to the CANU Headquarters along with the narcotic, which is estimated to be valued at $643,200.
