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Bent Street woman charged with drug trafficking
Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded a vendor on Monday, after she was found with
Natasha Jordon
a quantity of ganja in her possession.
Natasha Jordon, 35, of PP 6 Bent Street, Wortmanville, denied the allegation which stated that on April 10, she had in her possession 43 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
According to Police Corporal Deniro Jones, the police, acting on information, went to the aforementioned address and found the defendant in a shop under the house. The accused was caught by the ranks putting a black plastic bag in her pants. She was asked by the police to remove the bag, and upon opening the bag, the police found 33 transparent plastic bags inside containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The woman then told the police, “is a bredren pass and I buy it fuh $4,000. I didn’t sell it all the time”.
However, Jordon’s attorney Dexter Todd contradicted the prosecution’s facts. The lawyer informed the court that the alleged narcotic was found in the shop behind a door. He explained that there is no nexus between the drug and his client since the shop is a public place, which is frequently visited by persons.
According to the lawyer, before his client was taken to the police station she was forced to change her clothing in front of the policemen. The lawyer stressed that it is mandatory that a female officer be present to arrest a woman. He said that it was after the woman had changed her clothes that the police alleged the narcotic was found in her underwear.
On the other hand, Corporal Jones objected to bail on the ground that no special reasons were advanced by the defence to satisfy the court. He also cited the nature, gravity and penalty the offence attracts if the defendant should be convicted. Jones also pointed out that the defendant was brought before the court before for an offence of a similar nature in 2001.
The matter was adjourned until April 28.
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