A youth who was allegedly found with a quantity of local and foreign counterfeit money and said he was set up was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.
Romeo Rossan, 19, a mason who resides at East Street pleaded not guilty to having forged currency notes when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
It is alleged that on October 6 at Georgetown without lawful authority or excuse he had ten forged $1,000 bills, two forged US$100 bills and two forged US$20 bills.
Police prosecutor Sherwin Matthews objected to bail being granted to Rossan saying he had no ties to the community and if granted bail he may not return for his trial.
Rossan told the court that he was hungry and asked a friend whom he knew for a week for some money. He stated that the friend whom he knows as Anthony gave the money to him and told him to purchase a cellular phone for him and to keep the change. He added that he had no idea that it was counterfeit money and that he was set up.
His case was transferred to Court Three for October 17.
