ON Friday, December 11, 2015, a female Detective Constable was in a mini-bus on the Corentyne, Berbice, when she got the scent of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in the vehicle.She requested the driver to drive the vehicle into the Springlands Police Station Compound, whereupon the suspect attempted to exit the vehicle. As a result, the Detective Constable was forced to physically restrain him from doing so.
Police say that the man, who was later identified as Sheldon Simon, 45 years, of Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice, was arrested, and five kilograms and 470 grams of marijuana were found in his possession.
He was charged with trafficking in narcotics, and appeared at the No. 51 Magistrate Court, where he pleaded “not guilty” and was remanded to prison until December 29, 2015.