A man who police say had 31 grammes of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking was on Monday released on $30,000 bail.
Twenty-year-old Tyreek Henry appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus read the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking charge to him. It is alleged that on January 21 at Water Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, he had in his possession 31 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Following a not-guilty plea he was released on $30,000 bail and told to return to court on February 21.
According to a release from the Guyana Police Force, ranks from the Police Special Branch, Impact Patrol and Criminal Investigation Department at the Brickdam Police Station carried out a raid at the Stabroek Market Area where several persons and stalls were searched.
During the search, Henry was seen and searched. The police said that 23 ziplock plastic bags containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis sativa were found in his pocket. He was told of the offence committed, cautioned, arrested and taken to Brickdam Police Station where the suspected narcotic was weighed and amounted to 31 grammes.
