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Well known drug dealer remanded to jail

Jun 10, 2013 News

A man who was described as a well known drug dealer has been nabbed by Berbice police and charged after they made a surprised raid on his premises.
The man, Godfrey Daniels, 31 of Lot 17 Ferry Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice was refused bail and remanded to jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. He had 1KG 903 grams of Marijuana.
Prosecutor Sergeant Phillip Sheriff told the court that on Thursday 30th May, around 12:30 hrs  the police were on mobile patrol in the New Amsterdam area when they saw Daniels and three other men in his yard acting in a suspicious manner.
The police stopped and entered the yard and conducted a search on the premises where they found what appeared to be leaves, seeds and stems of the Marijuana plant. The men were arrested and the substance was seized and taken to the Central Police station.
The herb was weighed and tested and found to be 1 KG 903 grams of the prohibited plant.
A file was prepared and sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for advice and it was recommended that Daniels be charged.

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