30-year old, Rawle Ramascindo on Monday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lenann at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of possession of Marijuana.
It is alleged that, on March 28, 2019, at Hobo Hill, North West District, he had in his possession 170 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

According to Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield, on the day in question, the police conducted a search which revealed the cannabis in the defendant’s bedroom. Police reports stated that ranks acted upon information received and conducted a search on Ramascindo’s home. During the search, they found a transparent plastic bag which contained a quantity of stems, seeds and leaves suspected to be cannabis. After the ‘ganja’ was discovered, further search was carried out in the latrine pit area of the yard, where they found another set of stems, leaves and seeds. Ramascindo was subsequently arrested and taken into custody. The magistrate granted him bail at the sum of $200,000 and he is expected to report to the Mabaruma Police Station every Friday. He was also told that failure to comply with the terms will lead to his bail being revoked.