Bagotstown man charged over cannabis

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded a Bagotstown man accused of possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking when he was Friday arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

It was alleged that on December 12, at 34 Norton Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, Anthony Amsterdam, 22, of the said address, was found in possession of 218 grammes of cannabis, for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Police, acting on information went to Amsterdam’s home around 3.30pm where they