McDoom woman remanded over ganja found in home

Shellon Hopkinson standing in the holding cell at the George-town Magistrates’ Courts yesterday after her arraignment.

A McDoom woman, allegedly caught with just over 250 grammes of cannabis in her bedroom, was remanded to prison yesterday when she appeared in a city court.

Shellon Hopkinson, 21, of Lot 55 Middle Street, McDoom, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the allegation that she on August 22, at McDoom had 257 grammes of cannabis in her possession for the purpose of trafficking, when the charge was read to her by Magistrate Judy Latchman.

It is the police’s case that the cannabis was found in the bedroom of the defendant, within a transparent bag,