ROCKY Mangra, 42, of Grant St. Joseph, Lower Pomeroon, was on Monday remanded to prison following a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
According to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), Mangra appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Charity Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, to wit, approximately 6.9 lbs. (3.128 kilograms).
Mangra was refused bail and remanded to prison until June 26, 2023.
On June 2, 2023, CANU officers conducted an operation at Charity stelling where a subsequent search of a boat in the presence of the sole occupant revealed a box containing a number of parcels suspected to be cannabis.
Mangra was arrested and escorted to CANU Headquarters along with the suspected narcotic, which tested positive and was discovered to be imported cannabis known as “creepy” with a weight of approximately 6.9 lbs. with a street value of approximately GY$1 million.
