Man remanded for narcotics found in haversack

A 37-year-old man was on Tuesday remanded to prison on a narcotics trafficking charge.
Paul Roberts, of Lot 99 Second Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown, stood before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the charge.
It is alleged that on July 6, 2019 at Third Avenue, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), he had 468 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The prosecution is contending that the Police were on patrol when they saw Roberts acting in a suspicious manner and began to follow him. According to the prosecution, the Police followed him to a house and subsequently conducted a search on a green haversack that he had in his possession, discovering two parcels of cannabis taped with brown scotch tape. Ranks opened the parcels in his presence, and he claimed that he normally smoked and made tea of the illicit substance.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield objected to bail on the grounds of the prevalence of the offence and the penalty it attracts. The matter was adjourned to August 2, 2019 at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.