Carl Lashley, 23 and Christina Cumacho, 21 both pleaded not guilty to the offence, which alleged that on January, 4 at Albouystown, Georgetown, they had in their possession 93 grammes of cannabis sativa (marijuana).
Police Prosecutor Bharat Mangru told the court that on the day in question a party of policemen went to the defendant’s apartment at James Street Albouystown and conducted a search and found leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be the prohibited substance.
Attorney-at-Law Gordon Gilhuys represented the couple and applied for bail. He argued that both of his clients are being charged for the first time and Cumacho is a mother of a one month old baby.
The prosecutor opposed bail stating that no special reason was provided by the defence for bail to be granted.