Lethem man remanded for two months to await hearing on ganja charge

Forbes Edwards

A Lethem man, accused of being found with 24 grammes of marijuana, will have to wait two months in jail before the case is heard after being remanded to prison yesterday.

Forbes Edwards, 41, a father of four young children with one more on the way, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday afternoon charged with the possession of the cannabis on June 30 in Tabatinga, Lethem.

Edwards pleaded not guilty to the charge when it