Berbice constables charged over ganja refused bail again

The two Berbice constables who were remanded to prison on December 22, on the charge of having narcotics in their possession for the purpose of trafficking, once again were denied bail yesterday.

The constables, Bharat Shattarpaul, 28, of Lot 47 Princeton, Corriverton and Delroy Fraser, 24, of Lot 31-32 Belladrum Village, West Coast Berbice, who were attached to the Central Police Station, New Amsterdam, were both further remanded to prison by Magistrate Marisa Mittelholzer when they appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

Although the matter had been re-assigned to the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court by the Chief Magistrate, the duo