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Man held for “weed in crotch”

Oct 23, 2012 News

A 25-year-old Turkeyen man was placed before the court yesterday for attempting to smuggle a quantity of marijuana via the Ogle Airstrip.
Colin Mansonhing was intercepted at Ogle airport by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Wednesday October 19 on suspicion of trafficking narcotics.
Mansonhing refuted the allegation that he had 464 grams of cannabis in his possession for trafficking, and pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Sueann Lovell.  He was represented by Attorney- at- Law Paul Fung -A- Fat.
The defendant explained to the court that he knows nothing about the narcotics mentioned in the charge. He said that he was heading to the interior where he works as a miner he was pulled aside by police ranks who later claimed that a bag which contained “fronto and weed” belonged to him.
Mansonhing opined that the allegation was “pinned” on him by the police.
But CANU Special Prosecutor Oswald Massiah told the court that the accused is no miner but was heading to Port Kaituma carrying a haversack when he was stopped by the police who uncovered the narcotics.
The defendant was searched and a black plastic bag containing what later amounted to 464 grams of cannabis was found in his pants crotch. Massiah informed the court that Mansonhing is before another Magistrate for a similar matter while he was previously charged for abduction.
The defendant then argued that he is indeed involved in mining and that he is the breadwinner for his girlfriend and their new baby.
The Magistrate refused bail to the accused since no special reason was given for him to be granted his pre trial liberty. He will return to court on November 6.

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