Woman remanded over cocaine, ganja found at resort

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with drug trafficking after Police allegedly found a quantity of cocaine and marijuana at her resort. Deneve Ramzan, owner of Lorenzo and Deneve (L&D) Resort located at Kumaka, North West District in Region One (Barima-Waini), appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday.
It is alleged that on August 4 at Kumaka Waterfront, she had 382 grams of cannabis in her possession for the purpose of trafficking. It is further alleged that on August 4 at Kumaka Waterfront, Ramzan had 20 grams of cocaine in her possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The defendant, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Bernard Da Silva, was remanded to prison by Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce. She will return to court on September 24.
According to a Police report, ranks from Mabaruma Police Station, at around 22:30h on August 4, went to Lorenzo and Deneve (L&D) Resort located in Kumaka, North-West District, where a search was conducted in Room Four, which was occupied by Ramzan, in the presence of her brother Alister Peters, a 26-year-old maintenance worker at the said resort.

While searching, a box containing several costumes, and a black plastic bag containing a quantity of seeds, leaves, and stems suspected to be cannabis were found.
Ramzan was immediately told of the allegation, that she was in possession of narcotics.
A further search was conducted in the washroom area, under the face sink, where Police found a plastic bag containing a quantity of creamish/whitish substance suspected to be cocaine.
She was again told of the offence committed, and she said: “Those things belong to my boyfriend Roberto Miggins”, whom she said was staying with her for a few days, and that they were currently having a problem and he was trying to “set her up”.
Police then searched Room #6, which Peters occupied, but nothing unlawful was found.
In Peters’s and Ramzan’s presence, a further search was conducted in an abandoned fridge by the lobby area, where a rice bag was found containing a quantity of seeds, leaves, and stems wrapped with brown scotch tape, and suspected to be cannabis.
They were told, separately, of the offence committed, that they were in possession of narcotics for trafficking, and they both denied knowing the narcotics, claiming it belonged to Miggins.
As such, the siblings were then arrested and placed into the Police vehicle along with the narcotics found, and while escorting them to the station, Miggins was seen walking on the road.
Ramzan immediately pointed him out to the Police.
Miggins was told of the allegation, which he denied. However, he was arrested, placed in custody, and escorted to Mabaruma Police Station. While at the station, the suspected narcotics in the black plastic bag were weighed in their presence, and it amounted to 382 grams.
The suspected cocaine was weighed, and it amounted to 20 grams, and the narcotics wrapped in the brown scotch tape amounted to 449 grams.
Also at the station, Ramzan made a report against Miggins, whom she claimed assaulted her. She was escorted to seek medical attention at Mabaruma Regional Hospital, where she was seen by a doctor, who treated and sent her away. She was also issued with a medical certificate.
Miggins was questioned, and admitted to sharing a relationship with Ramzan. He told the Police that he had been staying with her in Room #4 for the past four days. At about 20:00hrs on August 3, he related, they had a problem and he moved; he, however, denied assaulting her. (G1)