Thirty-three-year-old Gregory Nickels was remanded to prison on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts by Principle Magistrate Sherdel Isaac-Marcus for narcotics possession.
Gregory Nickels
Nickels, of Lot 5 D’Urban Street, Georgetown, denied the charge which stated that on April 3, 2019, at the same address, Police ranks conducted a search and found 182 grams of cannabis.
The prosecution is contending that the police ranks conducted a search on the two-storey building at D’Urban Street, Georgetown, in the presence of Nickels, when the cannabis was unearthed in the toilet area wrapped in a bag.
In court on Tuesday, the miner was represented by Attorney-at-Law Damian DaSilva, who in a bail application told the court that his client is not the lone occupant of the premises.
The lawyer further stated that five other persons reside at the building. He added that his client is not a flight risk and is willing to cooperate with any condition set out by the court.
DaSilva also stated that when Police ranks conducted the search, other occupants of the property were at home but only his client was arrested.
Police Prosecutor Dinero Jones objected to bail on the grounds that the defendant admitted that the narcotics belonged to him. The prosecutor further stated that the search was conducted in the presence of Nickels. Bail was refused and the case was adjourned to April 26, 2019.
