A 20-year-old Essequibo labourer was remanded to prison yesterday by City Magistrate Ann McLennan after being busted by the police with a quantity of marijuana.The accused, David Deodat, was brought to court to answer to charges of narcotics possession, after he was found with 30 grams of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in his possession on October 11 at Aurora Backdam, in the Cuyuni River.
Deodat pleaded guilty to the charge, and was remanded to prison. He will make his next appearance at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court on October 23.