THE owner of ‘Glow Again’ Boutique who was reportedly busted recently with over two pounds of cocaine after being under surveillance by the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), was on Monday slapped with a drug trafficking charge.

Gavin Blackman called ‘Boiley’ of Norton Street, Georgetown appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to the charge.

Particulars of the offence read that on May 4 at Lot 2 Norton Street he allegedly had 1.1 kilogrammes of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
According to the CANU case presented by prosecutor Gordon Mansfield, Blackman was on the unit’s radar as he is suspected to be a drug dealer.

CANU ranks on the day in question were conducting surveillance on Blackman when they saw him retrieve a plastic bag from a known individual. He then went into this car and drove away.

The ranks reportedly trailed Blackman to Norton Street and as he was about to enter the yard they gave chase but the man ran up the stairs and threw the plastic bag with the drugs into the house.

However, the occupant of the home saw the parcel and threw it into the neighbour’s yard. The parcel was retrieved by a CANU officer and the suspected cocaine was found inside.

Blackman’s attorney, James Bond made a failed bail application on the grounds that the suspected drugs were not found in his client’s possession. The application was met with objection by the prosecutor who cited that the attorney failed to raise a sufficient reason for bail to be granted for the offence.

The Magistrate ruled in the prosecution’s favour and remanded Blackman to prison until June 7.