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Police nab trio with cocaine and ganja in drug house

Jan 27, 2013 News

 
– Placed on $125,000 bail each

Police raided a drug house at St John Street in New Amsterdam and nabbed three men who were in the house, reportedly with cocaine and marijuana.
The men Gordon Bruce, called ‘Joe’, 26, a father of two, and of 18 St John Street, New Amsterdam;  Christopher Chatterpaul, 25, a taxi driver of Smythfield, New Amsterdam; and  David Leung Awah, 36, of 18-6 Kent Street, New Amsterdam, were on Friday each placed on $125,000 bail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when they appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court.
They pleaded not guilty to two charges of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of marijuana.
Corporal Orin Joseph told the court that on January 16, last, the police raided a house at St. John Street, New Amsterdam and found the trio in a room.
The room was searched and a whitish substance suspected to be cocaine was found wrapped in a plastic bag in a corner. Further search unearthed what looked like leaves, seeds and stems of the marijuana plant.
The men were arrested and taken into custody. The items were tested and weighed and found to be two grams of cocaine and two grams of marijuana.
In court the men were placed on $100,000 on the cocaine charge and $25,000 on the marijuana charge.
They were represented by attorney at law Charrandass Persaud.
They will return to court on February 15.

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