(Barbados Nation) Two customs brokers charged in connection with a more than Bds$2.6 million, 664-pound marijuana find in a container at the Bridgetown Port were released on bail when they appeared in the Bridgetown Traffic Court yesterday.
However, the court confiscated the passports of both men before ordering them to report to the police stations nearest to them twice weekly.
Dwight Anderson Michael Clarke, 33, of Mangrove, St Philip, and Corrie McCauley Brathwaite, 34, of Dash Valley, St George, were not required to plead to possession of cannabis; possession of the drug with intent to supply; having a traffickable quantity of the drug and importing it on Monday.
Prosecutor Sergeant Ensley Grainger objected to bail, pointing to the seriousness of the offences, the weight of the alleged find, and the street value – Bds$2 685 720.
Magistrate Douglas Frederick said he would grant bail, but with strict conditions.
