Driver remanded over ganja found in vehicle

Gladwin Paris

Despite a lawyer’s desperate plea for bail, her client was remanded to prison on a charge of trafficking over 300 grammes of weed in the interior.

Gladwin Parris, 31, of Lot 118 Block 22 Wismar Linden, heard that on September 29, at Itaballi Landing, Cuyuni Mazaruni, he had in his possession 369 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. Parris pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Making an appearance on behalf of Parris, attorney Latchmie Rahamat, told the court that on the day in question, Parris who is