Magistrate Omadat Chandan yesterday granted a South Rupununi man a total of $300,000 bail in the Lethem Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded not guilty to the charges of possession of a firearm without licence and trafficking in narcotics.
According to the allegation against Wavell Phoenix of Achawib village, South Rupununi, on November 24, at a camp located in Marudi Backdam, Deep South Rupununi, he had in his possession one 28 Gauge Single Barrel shotgun without being the holder of a firearm licence, 13 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and 677 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was placed on bail of $200,000 on the unlicensed firearm charge, $50,000 each for the trafficking charges.
The case was adjourned until December 11th.