Mahdia man caught by cops while trying to discard ganja

Nigel Gordon

A Mahdia resident, allegedly caught by police as he discarded a bag containing a quantity of cannabis, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of possession of narcotics for drug trafficking.

Nigel Gordon is charged with having 31 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court 1. The police’s case is that on the day in question, police on a mobile patrol observed Gordon throwing a