Teen farmer nabbed with narcotics

A 19-year-old farmer of Lot 26 Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara, was on Friday granted bail in the sum of ,000 after he made an appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Carl De Santos pled not guilty to the charge which stated that on November 15, 2016, at Soesdyke Public Road, he had in his possession 16 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers told the court that on the day in question, the defendant was seen on the Soesdyke Public Road acting in a suspicious manner. He was subsequently searched and the cannabis was found in his right side pocket.
However, the defendant’s Attorney Adrian Thompson, refuted the prosecution’s case, claiming that the drug was found on the roadside where a group of men were standing in the area. He noted that the drug could have belonged to any of the men standing at the location.
Thompson, in an attempt to secure bail for his client stated that his client is a father of one, who has an unblemished record.
The Police Prosecutor had no objections to bail but requested that conditions be attached to the pre-trial liberty.
The matter will continue on December 6 at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.