TWENTY–nine–year-old Ohyama Gomez, a miner of 1-11 Mile Mahdia, was on Monday refused bail on two narcotics charges by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Gomez pleaded not guilty to the charges,which alleged that on February 6 at Noitgedacht Public Road, Madhia, he had in his possession 11 grammes of cannabis.
The court also heard that on the said day at the Madhia airstrip,he had in his possession 235 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. He denied this charge also.
Police Prosecutor, Michael Grant told the court that on the day in question,the police, during a road block, stopped and searched Gomez, who was riding a motorcycle. It was during the search that the police unearthed the 11 grams of cannabis.
Grant said that while Gomez was being questioned while in police custody, the police became suspicious and subsequently carried out a search at Gomez’s house in his presence.
The court heard that Gomez opened the locked door to allow the police to search his bedroom, where the rank unearthed the said 235 grammes of the drug in his room.
Prosecutor Grant opposed bail on the basis of the nature and prevalence of the offence and the fact that no special reason was raised by the defendant for bail.
He was remanded to prison, and the case was transferred to the Madhia Magistrates Court for April 4.