Corentyne man charged with trafficking over 200lbs of ganja

Omesh Lakeram

Two days after surrendering himself to the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), Omesh Lakeram was on Friday charged with trafficking 207 pounds of ganja and released on $150,000 bail.

Lakeram, of Lot 111 No. 68 Village, Corentyne, appeared at the No. 51 Magistrate’s Court, where Magistrate Alex Moore read the charge to him.

It is alleged that on May 11, at No. 68 Village Beach Front, Corentyne, Berbice, Lakeram trafficked 94 kilogrammes of cannabis.