Two remanded on ganja trafficking charges

Two men accused of having cannabis for trafficking purposes were both remanded to prison yesterday by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Accused Mark Solomon, of 591 East Ruimveldt, denied the charge against him, which stated that on August 5, at the Bartica Stelling, he had in his possession 912 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

The prosecution’s case is that the police, acting on certain information received, conducted a