AN alleged drug mule was yesterday placed in Camp Street prison, after he was refused bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for possession of narcotics.Clarence Kingston pleaded not guilty to the charge that said at Port Kaituma, North West District he was found with 1,134 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
According to the prosecution, around 08:30 hrs, Kingston was stopped and searched by police on patrol duty. As a result of the search, leaves, seeds and stems of the suspected plant were found in a speaker box owned by Kingston.
Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru informed the court that in a caution statement Kingston admitted to ownership of the illicit drug.
Kingston was represented by Attorney-at-law, Mr. Dexter Todd.
However, he was denied pretrial liberty after the prosecution opposed bail on the grounds that no special reasons were presented to the court for bail to be granted.
The matter was transferred to Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court for July 27.