A thirty-year-old construction worker has pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics.
Thirty-year-old Dave Brimmer, of Lot 50 Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherdel-Isaacs Marcus in the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court on Friday where he admitted to the offence and was remanded to prison until June 05.
The charge against Brimmer stated that on May 12, at Lot 50 Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara, he had in his possession 468 grams of suspected cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
According to the prosecutor, on the day in question at around 20.00 hours, a search exercise was conducted by ranks acting on information received at Lot 50 Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara where they met the sole occupant, Brimmer and indicated to him that they were searching for illegal substances.
The man gave his permission and police ranks searched the premises in his presence. A search was conducted in the bedroom and a black bag was found containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis. He was told of the allegation and cautioned at which point he admitted to the police to having the items in his possession.
Brimmer was taken to the East Ruimveldt Police Station where the suspected cannabis was weighed in his presence and amounted to 468 grams. He was subsequently taken into police custody and charged.
When Chief Magistrate Sherdel-Isaacs Marcus asked the defendant what was the purpose of having the narcotics he replied that it was for his personal use and he had no intention of distributing it.
