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Woman, son accused of trafficking narcotics

Mar 02, 2019 News

A woman and her son were brought before a city magistrate and granted bail on two charges in which they were accused of trafficking narcotics.
Champadi Lawson, 52, and Edgar Lawson, 26, appeared yesterday before Senior Magistrate, Leron Daly, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The first charge alleges that on February 25, 2019 at Lot 173 Charlotte Street, Georgetown, they had in their possession 132 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
It was alleged that on the same date and at the same location, the defendants had in their possession 23 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
Both persons pleaded not guilty to the charges after it was read out to them.
Champadi and her son were represented by attorney at law Eusi Anderson who entered an application for reasonable bail for his clients.
In his application the attorney claimed that the narcotic was found in a communal bin which is about 45 feet away from where the defendants resides, and four feet away from the street. He also stated that the yard in which his clients live has four apartments with about eight adults living in them.
Attorney Anderson highlighted that the yard is unsecured without a padlock. The bin in which the suspected narcotics were found is always open. He added that there are no statements from the two accused accepting the charges however, they have been cooperating.
Furthermore, the attorney informed the court that Champadi suffers from Kidney Stones and she is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Police prosecutor Sanj Singh presented the facts of the charges which indicated that on the day in question around 17:00hrs, police ranks acting on information went to the home of the defendants, a two-storeyed building with a well fenced yard.
A search was later conducted on the premises and the suspected narcotics were found in separate containers near a garbage heap.
Champadi and her son were taken into police custody and the charges were later made out against them.
After listening to both sides Senior Magistrate Leron Daly granted bail totalling $100,000 for the two defendants for both charges against them. The matter stood adjourned until April 5, 2019.

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