On Wednesday April 19, 2017, the police say that fifty-seven year old farmer, Linden Gordon of 5118 Central Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie, Linden was arrested in Amelia’s Ward by ranks of the Guyana Police Force with ninety-three grams of cannabis.
He was charged with Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of Trafficking and appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Wales Magistrate’s Court on Friday April 21, 2017, pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison until May 24, 2017 at Linden Magistrate’s Court for trial.
On Thursday April 20, 2017, police ranks on duty at Mabura Check Point arrested Jad Atkinson, 18, a teacher of Aishalton Village, South Rupununi with fifty grams of Cannabis.
He appeared before Magistrate Nurse at the Wales Magistrate’s Court on Friday April 21, 2017, charged with Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of Trafficking, pleaded not guilty and was remanded until May 24, 2017 for trial at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.
Also on Saturday April 22, 2017, the police say that a twenty-six year old miner of Beverly Hills, Lethem was arrested at about 11:30hrs by ranks of a mobile patrol in Marudi Backdam, with one hundred and forty (140) grams of cannabis, which he had in his haversack he was carrying.
He is being processed for court.