Three major drug busts in Berbice in last four days

Feb 12, 2013 News

– Police net 15kg marijuana

The Police in Berbice appear to have upped the ante against drug dealers in the Ancient County with some major drug busts recently.
On Friday, the police, acting on information moved in on a house at Lot 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, which is occupied by several persons. The occupants were asked to identify their rooms where searches were carried out.
During the search, what appeared to be leaves, seeds and stems of the marijuana plant were found in a bag under a bed in one of the rooms. That room was identified by a male occupant as his. The items were seized and the man was arrested and taken to the station.
The item was tested and weighed and found to be (4000 grams) four kilograms of marijuana.
The man was later identified as Trevor Grant, 42, of 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam. He was charged and appeared on Monday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
In court he pleaded not guilty. He is being represented by attorney at law Ramesh Rajkumar who applied for bail.
In his arguments Mr. Rajkumar asked that special circumstances be applied because the home was occupied by many persons. He said that the drugs were not found on his client or among his property.
But prosecutor Corporal Orin Joseph argued that the statutes should apply. He further stated that the room which the drugs were found in was identified by the accused as the room which he occupies.
He was refused bail and will have to return to court on March 22.
In another incident also on Friday members of the Berbice Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS) conducted a search on a man at a boat landing at Number 78 Village, Corentyne, in whose possession 2.960 kilograms of marijuana were found. He was also arrested and taken into custody.
On Monday between 10:00 hrs and 11:00 hrs police conducting surveillance on patrol in the Stanleytown area, noticed a man hurrying down a lonely dam in the vicinity of the New Amsterdam Tannery. The man had a black garbage bag slung over his back.
He was challenged, stopped and searched by the police and a number of large parcels were found inside.
The items were seized and the man who was identified as Wayne Lindley, of Glasgow Housing scheme, was taken into custody. The items were tested and weighed and found to be 8000 grams (8KG) of compressed marijuana. He is to be charged soon.

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