Vendor remanded for cannabis in bucket

A clothes vendor was remanded to prison on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for narcotics possession.
Thirty-year-old Shemroy Hackett of Lot 6 Beirut, East Coast Demerara, stood before Magistrate Ann McLennan and pled not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
The charge stated that on July 8, 2019, at the Bartica Police Station, he had 1184 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
According to the Police Prosecutor, Gordon Mansfield, ranks of the Bartica Police Station received information and upon following the lead, the ranks stopped motorcar PPP 9109 and conducted a search. The court heard that the defendant was among two other passengers in the car. During the search, ranks found a white plastic bucket and further inspection revealed a hidden compartment at the bottom, which contained a black plastic bag of cannabis. The defendant was then arrested and taken into custody.
Prosecutor Mansfield objected to bail based on the evidence provided and he also stated that the defendant confessed to ranks that “he was trying a hustle”.
The matter was adjourned to August 2, 2019, and will continue at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.