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Schoolboy, 13, on drug charge

Feb 23, 2013 News

A 13-year-old schoolboy faced the court yesterday charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The child, a resident of South Sophia, Georgetown, faced Magistrate Leslie Sobers at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.   The allegation is that on February 20, last, at Alliance Road, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, the lad had a quantity of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
At yesterday’s court proceeding, the lad, a student of Tutorial High School; pleaded not guilty to the charge. Although the boy had no legal representation, his mother was present at the hearing.  She stood as his lawful guardian.
After the reading of the charge, the lad was placed in the custody of his mother.  Police are currently conducting further investigation to ascertain the location of the other persons involved.
Kaieteur News understands that police, acting on a tip off from a reliable source early Wednesday morning, went to Timehri and found the schoolboy clad in his uniform at the entrance of Alliance Road.  This publication was told that ranks held unto the teenager and conducted a search of his person and belongings.
A quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be marijuana, was found concealed in a black plastic bag in a compartment of his backpack.  He was subsequently taken into custody where the substance was weighed and tested. It was positively identified as cannabis.

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