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Siblings accused of trafficking cocaine get trial date
Timeka Bobb-Semple (L) and Dellon Bobb-Semple
The trial of 23-year-old Dellon Bobb-Semple and his 21 year-old sibling Timeka Bobb-Semple, who were allegedly busted by Police with a quantity of cocaine, is scheduled to commence on August 6, before Senior Magistrate Dylon Bess in the Georgetown Magistrates” Courts.
The siblings, both of Cross Street, Georgetown, are accused of having 171 grams of cocaine in their possession for the purpose of trafficking on April 21, at their residence. They have both pleaded not guilty to the charge and are out on bail.
Their mother, Odetta Bobb-Semple has also been charged with the offence. However, police are still to arrest the woman even after a summons was sent to her address notifying her that she has to attend court. The Prosecutor is expected to proceed with the trial in her absence.
It is alleged that on April 21, last, they had 171 grammes of cocaine in their possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The court heard that on the day in question the police conducted a raid at the address mentioned in the charge and conducted a search, during which they found the narcotics under a floor board.
The prosecutor told the court that upon seeing the police Odetta Bobb-Semple, the mother of the defendants, made good her escape.
The siblings are being represented by Attorney-at-Law Attorney Adrian Thompson.
The lawyer told the court that Timeka Bobb-Semple suffers multiple seizures daily while her brother is still recovering from an open heart surgery he underwent in February.
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