Woman accused of trafficking 60 lbs of ganja freed

Twenty-eight-year-old Shellyann Pompey, who was jointly charged with trafficking 27.318 kilograms (60 pounds) of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking, had the matter dismissed against her on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
When the matter was called before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers made an application to have the charge against Pompey withdrawn based upon advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Pompey had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge at her first court appearance and maintained that she was not involved and had no knowledge of the cannabis.
Pompey and Errol Brown, both of Lot 74 First Street, Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD), were jointly charged for the offence.

The charge stated that on August 19, 2019, at Lot 125 BB Eccles, EBD, they both had 27.318 kilograms of cannabis in their possession for the purpose of trafficking.
However, Brown was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in August, after admitting ownership of the cannabis. He further told the court that Pompey was just a house guest, and she did not know anything about the illicit substance.
According to information received, on the day in question, at approximately 11:00h, ranks from the Narcotics Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), received a tip-off and acted on same.
The ranks went to the Eccles home of Brown, where they met with him and asked to carry out a search, to which he offered no objection.
The ranks discovered a large green travelling bag and a large plastic bag, containing several parcels of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The items were then shown to Brown and Pompey, who were cautioned and escorted to CID headquarters’ Narcotics Branch where they were interrogated and the charge later instituted.