A Port Kaituma businesswoman who is accused of trying to dispose of 3.2 grammes of cocaine before a police search was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $70,000 on a charge of possession of narcotics for trafficking.
Claudia Hussain, of Waterfront, Port Kaituma, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to her by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown.
It was alleged that on February 18th, 2020, at Waterfront, Port Kaituma, Hussain had 3.2 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
Hussain’s lawyer, in applying for bail, informed the court that a search was conducted at the woman’s home in the early morning of the day in question. She also told the court that the cocaine was not found on her client or in the client’s home but over the fence.
The police prosecutor, however, objected to bail, while stating that Hussain was seen by a rank throwing a bottle out of her window and over the fence. The rank retrieved the bottle and the cocaine was found inside, the prosecutor said, before adding that the defendant was just about four feet away.
Despite the prosecutor’s objection, bail was granted and Hussain, who is a mother of two, was ordered to report to the police station at Port Kaituma every Friday at 9 am, until the completion of the trial.
Her next hearing is scheduled for May 7th, 2020.
