A teenager who appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on a narcotics charge was remanded to prison on Monday.
Eighteen-year-old Travis Dinero of Lot 18 Bel Air Village, Greater Georgetown, denied that on April 20 at Stone Avenue, Georgetown, he had 38 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Travis Deniro
He was represented by Attorney-at-Law James Bond.
Bond, in a bail application, told the court that his client was walking in the company of others and the narcotics which was found in a clump of bushes by ranks was falsely deemed as belonging to his client.
The Police Prosecutor revealed to the court that Dinero was found with the drugs in his pocket, and as such, he was arrested and taken to the Kitty Police Station, where he was later charged for the offence.
He was remanded until May 7, 2018.
Meanwhile, in the same court, a Campbellville, Georgetown resident denied that on April 20, 2018, he was found with 954 grams of cannabis in his possession.
Wayne Edwards, of Lot 56 Seaforth Street, Campbellville, denied the charge.
It is alleged that on April 20, 2018 in Campbellville, Edwards had the cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
His Attorney, George Thomas in his client’s bail application denied that the narcotic drug was found on his client, stating that it was found in a yard where some 30 persons live.
He noted that his client has no previous convictions or pending matters, but was gainfully self-employed as a grocery vendor.
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore told the court that the 27-year-old man was seen by ranks with the drug in his possession which he attempted to hide. According to the Prosecutor, when the bag he had hidden was retrieved, the drug was found inside. As such, he was arrested and later charged.
Magistrate Latchman remanded Edwards to prison. The case will continue on May 14, 2018.
