A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara plumber who was arrested after he allegedly threw a black bag containing parcels of cannabis over a fence was yesterday charged and remanded.
Thirty-one-year-old Jevon Rodwell Taylor, of Lot 43-44 Prince William Street, Plaisance, appeared at the Sparendaam Magis-trate’s Court before Magistrate Rochelle Liver-pool yesterday when he was remanded after he denied a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Taylor denied the charge which alleges that on September 27, at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, he had in his possession, 200 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. Attorney-at-law, Dexter Todd represented Taylor, who was remanded until October 8.
This newspaper previously reported that Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), in a statement said that Taylor was apprehended after an operation was carried out at his residence. CANU said that ranks observed Taylor with a bulky black plastic bag in his hand, standing in front of a two-story building. Upon seeing the officers entering the yard, Taylor ran into the lower flat of the building and was chased by the ranks. He exited the lower flat through the back door, leaving a trail of zip lock bags containing suspected cannabis. It was further stated that Taylor was seen throwing the black plastic bag over a concrete fence.
Taylor was eventually apprehended and the black plastic bag, which contained small zip lock bags of cannabis was retrieved. The cannabis was weighed and amounted to 200 grams.
