West Ruimveldt single mother charged for ammo, narco possession

Lorraine Springer, a 55-year-old single mother of two, who was busted with three rounds of 3.38 ammunition and three grams of marijuana during a Police raid conducted in her West Ruimveldt, Georgetown home, was on Wednesday morning charged with the offences and brought before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore.

According to the prosecution’s case, Police ranks entered the accused’s premises and discovered the illegal items in the said dwelling house, leading to her arrest.

Springer’s attorney related that her client was in Police custody for over 72 hours (since last Thursday), drawing immediate attention to the woman’s dishevelled state. She continued that the ranks in “rogue style behaviour” removed personal items from the woman’s home, inclusive of her son’s passport, stove and gas bottle among other items.

She described the ordeal as a “sad situation”, requesting that Springer’s belongings be returned to her.

The court also heard that the suspected illicit drug was yet to be tested.

Bail was set at $25,000 for the narcotics possession charge but was refused for the latter charge of illegal ammunition possession. The Magistrate declared that bail is not usually granted for charges of this nature, leaving many to question her decision on March 22, 2017, when she granted to Chavell Akra $150,000 bail for each count of ammunition and firearm possession, when her Attorney argued “no knowledge” of the charge.