FACING a drug possession charge before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, 32-year-old Clifton Anthony of Lot 89 Bagotstown, East Bank of Demerara pleaded not guilty but was refused bail. 

Particulars of his offence state that on March 28 at Port Kaituma, Region One, he had in his possession 10 grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana) for the purpose of trafficking in narcotics.
Anthony’s attorney, Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat, told the court that his client, who operates a boutique business at Oronoque, Port Kaituma, was not present when the prohibited substance was found, but was locked up for six days. Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said the facts are as charged, although he did not object to bail. The case was put off to April 30.