EAST Canje residents Frederick Mc Lean, called “Bum”, aged 28, and Carl Lampkin, 24, have been charged jointly for being in possession of 15Kg 454g of cannabis sativa for the purpose of trafficking on February 22 last.The men appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, and pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Police Sergeant Phillip Sherriff, prosecuting, said he was relying on the statutes in relation to the granting of bail.
Attorney-at-law, Mursulene Bacchus indicated to the Court that an application for bail will be made to a higher court, as the cannabis was found in a house where neither of the two lived.
Responding, Sherriff said that the home is owned by the mother of the Number One named defendant, who currently resides overseas.
Further, the prosecutor said that acting on information, the police proceeded to Sheet Anchor Village where, during a search in the living room, a large black bulky bag, along with a polythene (salt) bag in which was contained a total of 14 parcels of suspected cannibas sativa.
The sum of $300,000 was offered as an inducement to the investigators. However, an arrest was made, and the duo and the narcotics were taken to the Central Police Station, where the latter was weighed and totalled 15Kg 454 g [34lbs]

The defendants were remanded to the New Amsterdam Prison, and are expected to return to court on April 20.