Three men, who were allegedly busted with over 200 pounds of cannabis in vicinity of Sandaka, Canje River, where yesterday released on $350, 000 bail each after they were charged with possession of the illegal substance for trafficking.
Colin Denny, 40, a mason, of Lot 41 Howes and Charles street, Charlestown, Georgetown, Herbert Bartholomew, 48, self employed of Lot 35 New Street, Charlestown, Georgetown and Akelvin Anthony, 43, an electrician of Lot 377 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were
yesterday charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The three men, who appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the Albion Magistrate’s Court, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
They were each released on $350,000 bail.
They will return to court on August, 12, for report.
Police in a statement had said that ranks intercepted a wooden vessel with four men on Tuesday and a search of the boat revealed nine compressed parcels, each of which contained suspected cannabis that amounted to a total of 103 kilogrammes (or 227 pounds).
The men were subsequently arrested and were being escorted to New Amsterdam when in the vicinity of New Forest, the boat’s captain grabbed one of the ranks and plunged overboard. “The policeman was quickly rescued but the prisoner swam ashore and escaped,” the statement noted.
Police are still on the hunt for the fourth suspect.
