Two men, who were allegedly found with marijuana in their possession for the purpose of trafficking, were on Friday remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Christel Lambert at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
Dodstin Clarke, 45, a driver, and 62-year-old Lindon Rudder, a miner—both of McDoom, Greater Georgetown, denied having 3.186 kilograms of Cannabis sativa (marijuana) in their possession.
The men will return to court on September 22.
It was reported that on Wednesday, August 27, at Itabali Landing, Lower Mazaruni River, Police ranks on mobile patrol at Itabali Landing, Lower Mazaruni River, observed a grey motor van bearing registration number GTT 2796, with three men inside, proceeding in the opposite direction.
Lindon Rudder
The van’s owner, Clarke, was driving the vehicle. The ranks instructed the driver to stop the vehicle, and he did. Rudder and Albert Griffith, 63, a seaman, also of Mc Doom, were the two other occupants. The ranks searched all the occupants and their personal belongings.
A further search was carried out on the motor vehicle, and located in the vehicle’s tray was a bag containing five bulky parcels, two of which were wrapped with black plastic and three wrapped with transparent plastic.
The parcels of marijuana that were found in the vehicle
All of the parcels had a quantity of cannabis. According to Police Headquarters, Clarke and Rudder accepted ownership of the drugs.
As such, they were cautioned, arrested, and escorted to the Bartica Police Station along with the narcotics. On arrival at the Bartica Police Station, the suspected cannabis was weighed in the presence of the defendants, and it amounted to three kilograms, 186 grams.
