A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam man was yesterday remanded to prison after close to 60 pounds of marijuana were discovered in his East Bank Berbice apartment on Wednesday.
Dean Grenville, 27, of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the Albion Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
It is alleged that Grenville, on April 3rd, 2019, had 27.2 kilogrammes (59.9 pounds) of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Grenville, who was represented by attorney Charlyn Artiga, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Singh refused bail and transferred the matter to the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court, where a hearing is slated for April 15th.
A Criminal Investigation Department special patrol team attached to ‘B’ Division swooped down on the two-storey house at East Bank Berbice around 11 am on Wednesday and carried out a search in the presence of Grenville. The team discovered 16 taped parcels of compressed cannabis.
The items were later weighed and amounted to some 27.2 kilogrammes.
The police, in a press statement, had said that the New Amsterdam man had been on their radar for quite some time.
