Man at centre of Buxton ruckus remanded on drug charge

Odearie Phillips

Odearie Phillips, the East Coast resident whose arrest by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit [CANU] on Tuesday led to unrest at Buxton, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magis-trate’s Court yesterday on the charge of trafficking in narcotics.

Phillips, 25, and of Vigi-lance Housing Scheme, pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was refused bail and was remanded to prison until 20th March, 2023.