Linden man charged with marijuana possession

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Lennox Stanley
Lennox Stanley

[www.inewsguyana.com]Lennox Stanley of Lot 75 Wismar Linden was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for a possession of narcotics offense.

The 54 – year – old defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on Wednesday, November 27 at one mile Wismar Linden; he had in his possession 25 grams of cannabis-sativa (marijuana).

Police prosecutor Vernetta Pindar told the court that on the day in question; the police were conducting a mobile patrol at one mile Wismar Linden, when they observed the defendant sitting on a bench. A search was carried out on his person, which revealed a white plastic bag that fell from his left side shirt pocket.

The plastic bag was picked up and it contains a quantity of weed seeds and stem suspected to be cannabis. Bail was refused and the matter was transferred to Christianburg Magistrate’s court for, January 8.

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