ALMOST a month after being charged for giving false information to the police, Mark Tim was on Thursday again before the court, this time for allegedly having nearly three kilos of cannabis in his possession.

Tim of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the drug trafficking charge.

Particulars of the charge alleged that on July 24 at Evans Street, Charlestown, Tim had 2870 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

According to reports, on July 24 Tim was involved in a car accident with a police officer at Evans Street. The officer noticed that the accused was acting in a suspicions manner and was carrying a suitcase in his backseat.

However, when the officer was calling for backup Tim took out the suitcase from the car and hid it in a nearby yard. When the backup came the suitcase was retrieved and the drugs were found inside. Tim was arrested and taken to the Ruimveldt Police Station, where he had given the police a fake name.

Police Prosecutor, Arvin Moore, told the court that Tim appeared before the said court on July 27, the accused was released on $50,000 bail for giving false name to police.

Moore objected to the accused being granted bail on the drug charge on the ground that the accused poses as a flight risk. The magistrate ruled in the prosecution’s favour and remanded Tim until September 8.