ON Friday, a 24-year-old teacher who was initially placed on remand after being found with marijuana at her Public Road, Ruimveldt, Georgetown home was granted $300,000 bail.
Psyiffia Boodram was granted her pre-trial liberty by Magistrate Leron Daly, before whom she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, her lawyer Bernard DaSilva said.
Her case will now continue on July 5, 2024, for report and disclosure.

It is alleged that on May 29, 2024, she had 3015 grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana) in her possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Boodram has denied the allegation. Reports state that on the day in question, Police ranks from Regional Division 4 ‘A’ conducted a cordon-and-search exercise in the Ruimveldt community.

Upon arrival at Boodram’s home, they identified themselves, and informed her they’d received information that she had narcotics at the location.
As such, the cops requested to search the premises. While searching the house, police ranks came across a bedroom on the upper flat, which was secured with a padlock.
After asking Boodram to open the lock, ranks entered the bedroom and discovered 11 transparent Ziploc bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.

The woman was informed of the offence committed, cautioned, arrested, and escorted, along with the suspected narcotics, to the East La Penitence Police Station. The suspected narcotics, which were photographed and weighed in her presence, amounted to 3,015 grammes.

The substances were then placed in an evidence bag, marked, sealed, and lodged.

While at the station, Boodram reportedly admitted that the drugs belonged to her, according to the prosecutor. However, her lawyer is contending that the narcotic was found in a shop-like structure in front of his client’s home. He said that the structure is open to members of the public.