THREE months after police raided a Garnett Street, Kitty home and found almost a pound of cannabis in a bucket, a 44-year-old man was charged for the offence on Friday.
Desmond Lewis of Little ‘T’, West Coast Demerara, appeared before City Magistrate, Judy Latchman, and was remanded to prison until August 21, after denying the drug trafficking charge.
Particulars of the charge alleged that Desmond on May 31 at Lot 226 Garnet Street, Kitty, had 341.89 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. “I’m in shock and uncomfortable about the charge” the unrepresented man told the court, as he explained that he had no knowledge of the drug.
However, according to Police Prosecutor, Shawn Gonsalves, on the day in question the police went to Lot 226 Garnet Street, Kitty and contacted the defendant and searched the home. The drugs were reportedly found in Lewis’ bedroom inside a bucket with paddy.
The prosecutor objected to the accused being granted bail on the ground that no special reason was raised for him to be granted his pretrial liberty. The magistrate ruled in the prosecution’s favour and remanded Lewis.