A Laing Avenue man was remanded to prison on Tuesday by Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan, when he appeared before her charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and attempting to bribe a police officer.
The allegation stated that on February 9, 2017, Curtis Tom, 48, had in his possession 251 gramms of cannabis. It is also alleged that Tom, on February 9, at the Ruimveldt Police Station, corruptly offered to a police officer $300,000 to forgo the narcotics charge against him.

Police Prosecutor, Deniro Jones, objected to bail citing the gravity of the charges and the fact that no special reason was proffered. According to Jones the facts stated that the police conducted a search on the defendant’s house with a search warrant and found the illegal drugs in his room in the presence of his wife. Jones added that Tom took responsibility for the drugs and a sting operation was set up where his wife brought the money for him. The matter was adjourned until February 28.