Ramp attendant, another charged, remanded on possession for narcotics
Charged: Mark Ferrell and Nicholas Amardeo
Two men who were each busted with a quantity of ganja in separate incidents have been charged and remanded to prison.
Mark Ferrell, a 52-year-old Ramp Attendant of Trans-Guyana Airways and resident of Pigeon Place in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was arrested with 59.50lbs of cannabis on July 10, 2024 at the Eugene Correia International Airport at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
Arraigned before Sparendaam Magistrate Rushell Liverpool, he pleaded ‘guilty with explanation’ when the charge was read to him. Upon hearing his explanation, Magistrate Liverpool entered a ‘not guilty’ plea on his behalf.
Consequently, Ferrell was remanded to prison, and will return to court on August 6.
Meanwhile, Nicholas Amardeo, a 26-year-old resident of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, was on Friday arrested with 252 grams of marijuana. In his arraignment before Diamond Magistrate Delon Bess, he pleaded not guilty to the charge, and was remanded to prison. He will make his next court appearance on July 26, 2024.
