A 29-year-old man was on Friday remanded to prison for unlawfully introducing cannabis into the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court lockups.

Earl Merion, who appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly, denied the charge which alleged that during October 2018, at the Magistrates’ Court Georgetown, he unlawfully introduced cannabis into the court’s lockups.

Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones objected to bail due to the seriousness of the offence.
According to facts presented by the police, on the day in question, Merion went to visit one Kerwin DaSantos, who is currently on remand for the murder of an America Street money changer, where he placed the cannabis in DaSantos’ box of food. The food was searched in his presence where the marijuana was found.

Bail was refused by Magistrate Daly and Merion was remanded to prison until November 23, 2018.