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Man on cannabis charge refused bail
Lloyd Allen, a 59-year-old businessman, was remanded to prison yesterday, for the possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Lloyd Allen
Allen who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on June 30, 2014, at his home in Roxanne Burnham Gardens, he had in his possession 470 grams of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
His lawyer, Euclin Gomes, suggested that several persons in the household had access to the room where the drug was found, including his sons and grandchildren. He also said his client was a taxi owner and the room did not belong to him.
Gomes explained that at the time when ranks arrived at Allen’s home, persons were also watching football.
With these explanations, he requested from Magistrate Ann McLennan that she consider bail for his client.
The Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) prosecutor, Oswald Massiah, objected to the bail request of Gomes.
Massiah said that at 15:00 hours when Allen’s home was invaded, two other males were present with him, and ranks conducted the search and found the quantity of cannabis in a room.
He said that Allen and the two others were apprehended by CANU, for inquiry on the findings. The prosecutor mentioned that the two men denied any association with the cannabis.
With the remarks of the client’s lawyer and CANU’s prosecution taken into consideration, Magistrate Ann McLennan, denied the defendant bail and remanded him until July 11.
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