Cocaine in pastries accused remains behind bars

Nicholas Harinandan

Remanded last week over cocaine-laced pastries, Nicholas Harinandan was once again refused bail yesterday when he appeared before the Providence Magistrate’s Court.

Thirty-seven-year-old Harinandan, of 103 Fort Ordnance, Berbice, had appeared last week before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and denied that he, on April 6, had in his possession 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

The cocaine was allegedly discovered during a routine luggage scan, hidden within a quantity of pastries and in the