Security Guard charged with trafficking Marijuana

[www.inewsguyana.com] – Twenty – four – year old Security Guard, Mark Pooran, of New Market Street, Georgetown was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine – Beharry for the offence of trafficking marijuana.

Pooran pleaded not guilty to charge, which alleged that on Saturday, October 18 at Croal Street, Georgetown, he had in his possession 31 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

The Court heard that on the day in question at around 21:40 hrs the defendant was on Croal Street, in the vicinity of KFC when police ranks searched him and found 25 small plastic bags containing the suspected substance.

The case was transferred before Magistrate Fabayo Azore for trial on November 14.