Man held in drug bust claims ganja, denies cocaine

A man, who was held by anti-narcotics agents in a drug bust on Thursday, was arraigned on two drug possession charges yesterday.

Michael Isles, 28, pleaded guilty to possession of one gramme of marijuana, which he said he had for personal use. Isles, however, denied that the cocaine allegedly found on his person was his, when he appeared before Magistrate Leron Daley at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Prosecutor Denise Booker said that at about 7:31pm, ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), upon information that they received, went to Hadfield and Cross streets and conducted a