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Jan 25, 2013 News
A Cumberland East Canje resident was remanded to jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo after she entered a not guilty plea for him. This was after the accused had pleaded guilty with explanation.
Twenty-four year-old Sylvester Joseph called ‘Squeaky’ of Victoria Street, Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice, was before the magistrate on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The court was told by Prosecutor Sergeant Godfrey Playter that around 01:05 hrs on Saturday December 29, 2012, a police mobile patrol was in the vicinity of Main and Pitt Streets, New Amsterdam, when they noticed Joseph, who was carrying a bag, acting in a suspicious manner. He was stopped and searched, and in a camouflage bag he was carrying over his shoulder, nine Ziploc transparent plastic bags containing leaves, seeds and stems of what was suspected to be parts of the marijuana plant was found.
He was told of the suspicion, arrested and taken to the Central Police Station where the contents were tested and weighed and found to be 43 grams of marijuana. Joseph was subsequently charged. He told investigators that someone sent him to buy the drugs, but he could give no plausible description of the person.
In court Joseph pleaded guilty, but told the magistrate that he does not know about the drugs. He said that he went to a popular bar in New Amsterdam and became drunk. He said he was standing by Pitt Street waiting to see how he could get home, when the police came up and started to beat him and brought a bag and put it over his shoulder and told him he has drugs on him.
The magistrate, after listening to his story, changed his plea and entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Prosecutor Playter argued that there were no special reasons for bail to be granted. The Magistrate refused bail and fixed the matter for February 10.
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