Senior Magistrate Leron Daly is awaiting a report from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) on the exact amphetamine content of ecstasy pills allegedly found in the possession of Darrel John, who is charged with trafficking the drug to students.
John, 26, of Lot 141 Fifth Street, Alberttown, was charged in February last year with the possession of two grammes of ecstasy and with trafficking ecstasy to minors.
When the case was called last Thursday in Georgetown, Magistrate Daly said that she would have read submissions made by both John’s attorney, George Thomas, and the Prosecutor. She stated that while ecstasy does not fall under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, in the evidence presented by an analyst during the trial, it was noted that ecstasy contains amphetamine along with other substances.
Daly told the court that the question which should be asked is the amount of amphetamine at the base of the pills and how much amphetamine would make up the two grammes of the ecstasy pills that John allegedly had in his possession.
CANU was expected to make a report to the court yesterday but the proceedings were further adjourned until August 8th.
A CANU investigation had revealed that a group of students were selling the drug to peers inside Queen’s College and North Georgetown Secondary.
