Sparendaam couple remanded on narcotics possession charge
A couple was on Monday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge in relation to the discovery of a quantity of marijuana at their Lot 1 Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home.
Kevin Archer, a 31-year-old- gold miner and his 31-year-old wife Carletta Sutton, were arrested on Saturday last.
To the charge which alleged that on the day in question, they had 943 grams of Cannabis sativa (marijuana) in their possession for the purpose of trafficking, they pleaded not guilty.
They appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Courts. Following their plead, they were remanded to prison until September 7.
Police stated that the discovery was made during an operation that was conducted between 06:00h and 07:00h on August 19 in the Plaisance, Better Hope, and Vryheid’s Lust villages along the East Coast of Demerara in search of guns, drugs, ammunition and wanted persons.
The marijuana that was found in the couple’s place of abode
During the exercise, a search was carried out at the couple’s home. According to the Police report, ranks found a plastic bag that contained 12 Bamboo (a paper used to wrap the cannabis), a quantity of transparent zip lock bags, and two transparent plastic bags containing a quantity of ganja.
The discovered items were shown to the two occupants of the home. They were told of the offence committed, cautioned and both denied ownership.
They were both arrested and escorted along with the suspected narcotics to the Sparendaam Police Station, where the marijuana was weighed in their presence and amounted to 943 grams.
