Dartmouth businessman charged with drug trafficking

Devon Fordyce

A Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast businessman was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with three counts of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Devon Fordyce, age 40, of Lot 45 Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast stood before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Charity Magistrate’s Court where he pleaded not guilty to all three charges read to him. He was not represented in court.

The charges stated that on Saturday, 19th August 2017, he had in his possession 32 grammes of cocaine, 812 grammes of cannabis and 727 grammes of cannabis all for the purpose of trafficking.