Sewdat Chunilall, who was recently sentenced for ganja possession, was yesterday back before a city court facing a similar charge after allegedly being caught with more of the drug in jail.
The allegation against Chunilall is that on October 18, 2014, at the Camp Street prison, he had in his possession 37 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Although Chunilall pleaded guilty to the charge, Magistrate Fabayo Azore recorded a not guilty plea after he explained that while he had the cannabis on him, when the police searched him they found nothing.
According to Prosecutor Simone Payne, Chunilall was serving a five-day prison sentence for narcotics when he was taken out of his cell to do cleaning. Acting on information received, the police subsequently contacted him and they learnt that he received the cannabis from a female. Payne added that when the police approached him about it, Chunilall threw the substance over a fence.
Chunilall was remanded to prison until November 10, 2014, when his trial is to begin.
