Miner busted with ganja at Itaballi Trail charged, remanded to prison
Ronel Trotman of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who was arrested along the Itaballi Trial in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) with 781 grams of cannabis, has been charged and remanded to prison.
Remanded: Ronel Trotman
The 38-year-old miner appeared before Bartica Magistrate Tariq Mohammed on Monday and pleaded not guilty as charged, but was however remanded to prison until August 27, 2024.
Trotman was arrested on Saturday during a police operation along the Itaballi Trail, after being found with 781 grams of ganja. Police reportedly intercepted motor lorry GYY 9433 with the driver and five other occupants, one of whom was Trotman; and during a search, ranks found a multi-coloured haversack containing 781 grams of ganja.
The ganja that was found in the bag belonging to Trotman
Trotman reportedly accepted ownership of the bag, and reportedly told the ranks, “It is me weed; I buy it from Berbice to sell”. As such, he was arrested and taken to the Bartica Police Station, where he was charged.
