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Cocaine-in-crotch suspect remanded
Twenty-eight year-old Lennox Smith appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry last Monday,
Lennox Smith
accused of being in possession of four grams of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, while in Region Nine on June 15.
Smith, a father of one, of James Street, Albouystown, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to him
Police Corporal Bharat Mangru told the court that on the day in question, the police were on patrol when they stopped the defendant and searched him after he appeared to be acting suspiciously.
A transparent plastic bag was found in his trunks as well as hidden in his crotch.
However, Attorney Jerome Khan argued that the police officers searched the defendant and did not state anything about drugs until they had taken him to the closest station.
The lawyer contended that the alleged drug was not found in his client’s possession.
Khan also argued that a date for the court in the jurisdiction where the offence was committed (Lethem Magistrate’s Court) is not until September, adding that if his client is remanded he would have to remain in jail until that time.
The Prosecutor opposed bail citing that no special reasons were advanced by the attorney to satisfy the court.
The Magistrate listened to the arguments of both parties and informed the court that the defence’s application was not sufficient for his client to be granted pre-trial liberty.
This matter was transferred to the Lethem Magistrate’s Court for September 7.
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