Miner charged over Turtle Creek ganja find

A Puruni District miner was yesterday remanded to prison on the accusation that he had 242 grammes of marijuana in his possession in a bag at Turtle Creek, Mazaruni River.

Alberto Grant appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Attorney Adrian Thompson, who represented Grant,