Latest update September 23rd, 2026 10:05 AM
Shopkeeper, customer remanded on drug trafficking charges
A shop keeper and a male customer were on Thursday last remanded to jail by Magistrate Leslie Sobers at the Providence Magistrate’s Court after they were accused of having quantities of marijuana and cocaine in their possession.
Ann Welcome, 36, of 1 A Brickery Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Ricky Kissoon, 35 of Lot 41 Friendship, EBD, both pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that the two while at Brickery had drugs in their possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The police said that during the time of the arrest they recovered 9.1 grams of cannabis and 10.6 grams of cocaine from Welcome, while Kissoon was found with 4.5 grams of cannabis and 5 grams of cocaine.
According to the prosecution’s facts, on February 14 at Brickery, police officers were acting on information when they went to a coconut stall and a small shop owned by Welcome. The ranks said that before entering the shop they intercepted Kissoon who was standing outside of the establishment.
A search was carried out on his person and in his left pants pocket a brown paper parcel that contained a reddish substance was recovered. This, the police said was suspected to be cocaine. Also a quantity of leaves, stems and seeds were found within the same parcel. The man was told of the offence and subsequently arrested.
The ranks reportedly made further checks, entering the business place of Welcome and found a transparent plastic bag containing a reddish substance suspected to be cocaine. A black and white plastic bag containing a quantity of seeds, stems and leaves suspected to be cannabis was also discovered.
The police said more drugs were found when they searched a drawer which had inside a brown bag containing a reddish substance suspected to be cocaine and another quantity of leaves, stems and seeds.
Welcome and Kissoon were both taken into police custody.
The persons were denied pre-trial liberty and were remanded until March 19 for the commencement of their trial.
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