Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday refused bail to a man accused of obstructing CANU officers when they were conducting a search at a home.

Colin Cockfield who resides on the East Coast Demerara pleaded not guilty to obstruction at the George-town Magistrate’s Court.

It is alleged that on March 21 at 54 D’Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, Cockfield obstructed members of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) who were acting in the execution of their duties. He is alleged to have locked a gate preventing the officers from going into the house.

Cockfield said, “I was outside of the premises and I saw them with guns and they say they looking for cocaine but I didn’t see any search warrant or anything.”

He added that he did not interfere with the officers who he claimed went into the home and found what they were looking for.

He will return to court on March 29.