Alleged Port Kaituma ganja trafficker refused bail

The compressed cannabis (Guyana Police Force photo)

Winic Reid, who police say tried to traffic a little over three pounds of compressed marijuana, was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of possession of the narcotics for trafficking.

Reid, 23, of Lot 590 Dairy, West Coast Demerara, was read a charge which stated that on January 28, at Port Kaituma Waterfront, he had in his possession 1.4 kg (equivalent to just over three pounds) of cannabis for trafficking.