A mother and her son appeared in a city court yesterday for allegedly trafficking cocaine and ganja and they were granted bail after professing their innocence.
Champadi Lawson, 52, of Land of Cannan and her son Edgar Lawson, 26, of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, faced two separate charges of trafficking drugs. It is alleged that on February 25th, 2019, at Charlotte Street, they had in their possession 132 grammes of cannabis and 33 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were read to them by Magistrate Leron Daly.
According to the facts on the case, on the day in question at around 5 pm, police, acting on information, went to the home of the defendants, observed them and conducted a search on the premises, where both drugs were found in separate containers near a garbage heap.
Attorney Adrian Thompson entered an appearance for them and he told the court that the narcotics were found in a communal bin which was 45 feet away from Edgar Lawson’s house and other persons were in the unsecured yard.
Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh had no objection to bail being granted to the mother and son. They were each placed on bail in the sum of $50,000 and the matters were adjourned until April 5th, 2019.
