STAFF Sergeants Adisa Higgins and Clovis Sam of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), who are both accused of drug trafficking, have been granted their pre-trial liberty.
They were both ordered to post $300,000 bail each when they appeared, on Monday, at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts. They were initially arraigned on July 22, 2024, before Magistrate Sunil Scarce, who ordered that they be remanded to prison.

However, when Sam and Higgins appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess on Monday, cash bail was approved for them. As a condition of their bail, they must regularly report to the Golden Grove Police Station and lodge their passports with the clerk of court.

Higgins was represented by Attorney Bernard Da Silva, while Attorney-at-Law Patrice Henry appeared on Sam’s behalf. The defendants have both pleaded not guilty. Their next court appearance is scheduled for August 16, 2024 for reports.
The police apprehended the Joint Services members during the early hours of July 18, 2024, following the discovery of 22 large bags containing approximately 154 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle they were occupying.

In accordance with an official statement released by the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the drugs were found during a coordinated police operation, driven by intelligence, involving members from the Special Branch and Regional Division 4 ‘B’. They conducted a search of the GDF-owned vehicle, DFB 1786.
The vehicle was stopped at Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Both men were stationed at GDF’s Camp Ayanganna in Georgetown.