NINETEEN- YEAR-OLD Royston Bacchus of 10 South Durban Backlands appeared before magistrate Leron Daly on Thursday charged with having 7.1 grams of narcotics.

The cops reported that on February 7, at Croal Street, policemen were performing duties on foot in the vicinity of Demico House when they came across the young man acting in a suspicious manner. One of the officers then approached the teen and conducted a search on him and discovered a transparent plastic bag with the prohibited substance.

The teen pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted $50,000 bail.