A 54-year-old poultry farmer of Supenaam village on the Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Latchman Paul, also called Lachi, made his first appearance before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.
According to the facts, at 15:30h on November 3, 2016, Paul was apprehended by Police while in possession of 28 grams of cocaine in a car on the Rivertown Public Road. He was heading to Supenaam from Lorna Scott’s Perseverance home.
Police, acting on information, stopped the car and subsequently made the discovery. The man was told of the offence and was later taken to the Suddie Police Station. The substance was weighed and amounted to 28 grams of cocaine. The driver was also apprehended, but was later released.
Bail was refused, and the matter was postponed to December 24, 2016.
