Forty-year-old Shane Hopkinson appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday, before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
According to the prosecution, on Wednesday, June 21, a police mobile patrol acting on information, attended a location in Norton Street, Georgetown and saw Hopkinson in front of a yard with a bulky plastic bag in his hand acting in a suspicious manner. A constable approached the defendant and took possession of the bag. Upon inspection it was observed to contain 38 transparent zip lock plastic bags, each containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The man was told of the offence committed and under caution said, “Officer, I does sell it for my boss.” He was arrested and taken to the police station where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 144 grams. He was then placed into police custody.
Hopkinson pleaded not guilty to the charge that was laid against him by the magistrate.
Bail was granted in the sum of $100,000.
The accused is expected to make his next court appearance on July 21.
