Teen tried to smuggle ganja in baby powder into prison

Andrew Mullings

aA teenage boy was remanded to prison on Tuesday after he was charged with being in possession of cannabis that was found in baby powder being taken into the Camp Street prison.

Travis Farley, 18, is accused of being in possession of 264 grammes of cannabis on April 14, at Camp Street, for trafficking. Farley denied the charge when he was arraigned in Georgetown on Tuesday. Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore told the court that the drugs were found by a prison officer inside two baby powder bottles. He objected to bail being granted.

Attorney Adrian Thompson, who represented the accused, told the court that