Woman on $200,000 bail for ganja in chicken

A 40-year-old businesswoman was on Wednesday granted $200,000 bail after she was busted with 565 grams of marijuana in frozen chicken.

Jennette Gravesande of Best Village, West Coast Demerara (WCD), appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
She pleaded not guilty and was placed on bail. The matter has been postponed to June 23, 2021.

Police had said in a statement that the ganja bust was made on Saturday morning at the 70km Police Checkpoint in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
During a routine stop-and-search exercise, a lorry driven by a resident of Cornelia Ida, WCD was stopped by Police Officers. The vehicle was transporting 12 passengers.
A cooler belonging to one of the passengers, a female shop owner, was searched and 11 frozen chickens which contained 11 bulky parcels of marijuana were found.
The shop owner was told of the offence, arrested, and cautioned. According to the Police’s statement, the woman admitted that the illegal drug belonged to her. “Officer, I buy this weed from a girl to go and sell,” she reportedly confessed.