CANE harvester Gaibram Ali, of Canefield, East Canje, was remanded to prison Tuesday, when he appeared in New Amsterdam Court, also in Berbice, on a drug trafficking charge.

Before Magistrate Chandra Sohan, the defendant pleaded not guilty to being in possession of 22 grammes cannabis (marijuana) for the purpose on October 1.

Ali was arrested when Police went to his home in search of narcotics and reported finding leaves, seeds and stems of the prohibited plant in a bag he had in his possession.
His trial is scheduled for October 30.