A TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD miner, of Lot 207 South Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was refused bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, on a drug-trafficking charge. Paul Douglas pleaded not guilty to the offence that said, on December 13, at Stabroek, also in the city, he had 18 grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in his possession for the purpose.
Police Corporal Bharat Mangru, prosecuting, told the Court, that day, around 20:30 hrs, ranks from the City Constabulary carried out a random search on persons, including the defendant, in the Stabroek Market area
The prosecutor said the prohibited substance was found in a black plastic bag in his crotch containing weeds, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
Attorney-at-law Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat made a failed bail application for the defendant, claiming that nothing was found on the latter.
The case has been transferred to Magistrate Ann McLennan for report and fixture on January 20, 2014.

(Geeta Rampersaud)