A Kingston youth, allegedly caught with 18 grammes of cannabis, was yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge.
It is alleged that on April 9, in Georgetown, Akeem Lashley, 20, of 83 Duke Street, Kingston, had 18 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Lashley, a salesman at a gold mining company, pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was read to him by city magistrate Annette Singh.
Paul Fung-A-Fat, Lashley’s attorney, sought bail for his client, while noting that the quantity of drugs that were allegedly found on his client was a small amount.
However, police prosecutor Adduni Inniss objected to bail based on the gravity of the offence.
Unmoved by Fung-A-Fat’s plea, the magistrate remanded Lashley to prison. His matter was adjourned until May 3.
