A twenty-seven-year old mason appeared before Magistrate Annett Singh charged with burglary and trafficking narcotics and on Friday was remanded to prison 

Desmond Thomas of 47 Norton Street Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, denied the charge that said on Saturday 13 December at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara being together with another broke and entered the dwelling house of Primchan Roopnarine and stole therein, One 50” and 42” flat screen television worth $460,000; one pressure washer and pump worth $155,000 with other household articles valued $282,000, a total of over 1.2 Million.
Thomas was represented by Attorney – at – Law, Adrian Thompson, who made application for bail. Thompson told the court that his client has an eight-month- old –child; he further told the court that no identification parade was conducted nor did the police have any confession statement to link him to the offence.
Police Prosecutor Adonni Innis informed the court that he was objecting to bail on the grounds of the nature and gravity of the offence.Innis added that articles were recovered at the defendant’s home, and informed the court that neighbours saw the said defendant exit a car and enter Roopnarine’s premises
The defendant also pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on December 16th at Bagotstown,he had in his possession a narcotic, that is 36 grams of cannabis for trafficking
Prosecutor Innis told the court that on the day in question, police ranks were conducing raids in the Bagotstown area when the defendant was approached by a rank requesting a search of the premises. The search was done at the defendant’s above-mentioned address where the narcotic was found in a drawer.The defendant was told of the allegation and subsequently arrested and charged .
Innis objected to bail on the grounds of the nature, gravity and prevalence of the offence.
Thomas was refused bail by the magistrate, and was remanded to prison until December 29, when he will appear at the Providence Magistrates Court.