Man charged for narco possession

A man was on Friday taken before Magistrate Christel Lambert at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court charged with possession of cannabis.
Kevin Mohan, 18, of West Coast Demerara pleaded not guilty to the offense which alleged that on June 24, 2016, he had in his possession seven grams of cannabis.
The Prosecution’s case is that on the day in question, Mohan was seen by Police acting in a suspicious manner. As such a search was carried out on his person and the drug discovered in his pants pocket. He was cautioned and taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station where he was arrested and charged.
According to the information disclosed by the Police Prosecutor, the defendant said that he usually sells the drugs.
In court on Friday, the defendant told the Magistrate that the drugs do not belong to him but that he is given it to sell.
He was remanded to prison and will return to court on July 21.