A man accused of narcotics trafficking, possession of stolen property and firearm and ammunition offences, was yesterday refused bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Trevor King was accused of having in his possession on May 9, 365 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and having a quantity of items including 1 Jetman generator, 1 transformer and 2 spades suspected to be stolen, also last Monday. On May 7 King allegedly had in his possession 6 grammes of cocaine and 4.768 kilogrammes of cannabis and he also allegedly had unlawful possession of a firearm, a .357 revolver, and possession of 5 .357 rounds of ammunition. Also on May 7, he is accused of having a quantity of items, including 1 aluminium ladder, also suspected to be stolen.
Prosecutor Stephen Telford told the court that at the 23 Hill Street, Albouystown location where the items were found, there are two wooden houses which are owned by the defendant. On May 7 and 9, Telford continued, police raided the second house on the lot where the narcotics were found. King was charged and arrested, he said.
Attorney-at-Law Vic Puran, representing King, stated that the case was an alarming one but the only thing connecting his client to the charges was the fact that he owned the house. The attorney added that there was no evidence against the defendant.
Puran explained that the police are in possession of a statement which was submitted by the defendant indicating that the premises was in the name of his children but was bought by him.
Puran further accused the police of stealing $1.3 million from the home, during the search. “They peeped over the fence, saw the money in the chair and got excited. That’s what happened,” he stated. He also accused police of stealing $400,000 worth in jewellery from the home.
Telford, in response, stated that defendant had given a statement indicating that the premises belonged to him. He said also that the prosecution will produce other evidence indicating that the items found in the house did belong to King. He added that he would have to investigate the matter of the money that was found.
Telford objected to bail and urged the court to take into consideration the prevalence of the matter.
Puran applied for all current matters to be dismissed.
However, King was denied bail and his matter was adjourned until today, when it will be called in Court 5.
