Griffith Millington of Tucville, Georgetown was allegedly caught three days ago hiding marijuana in his underwear, and was on Monday remanded to prison after being arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
An unrepresented Millington denied the charge and told the court that the Police did not find the narcotics on his person. He claimed that ranks had “picked up” the drugs from the bottom flat of another house, which did not belong to him.
But Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore told the court that ranks had, on August 25, swooped down on Millington‘s residence following reports of drug trafficking ongoing there, and had found the defendant in possession of 19 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
In objecting to the defendant being placed on bail, Prosecutor Moore told the court that the illicit substance was found concealed in a transparent plastic bag hidden in the defendant’s crotch.
He also advocated that Millington be remanded to prison pending the outcome of his trial, considering that he had advanced no special reasons why bail should be granted him. Moreover, he said the analyst’s report is outstanding.
The matter will be called again on September 18.
