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Jul 28, 2012 News
Former policeman, Antonio Singh Balroop, 24, of Lot 5 Reliance Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, who was a serving member of the force when he was caught with 17 grams of marijuana at the home of a remand prisoner, was yesterday jailed by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo.
The Magistrate was sitting at the Reliance Magistrate’s court. The prisoner, with whom the policeman was allegedly found, had a cache of high power weapons in Adelphi, Canje.
The prosecution’s case was that around noon on Friday December 3, 2010 a party of policemen was in the Adelphi area on an anti crime patrol when they visited a certain home in the village. Upon arriving at the premises they noticed a black bag which contained a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems of the marijuana plant.
Singh’s National ID Card and other articles belonging to him were also in the bag. The prosecution had stated that Singh subsequently admitted to ownership of the bag. He was immediately taken into custody and subsequently charged.
He had pleaded not guilty in court and was remanded to jail. The prosecution had asked that bail be refused due to the nature and gravity of the offence.
Attorney at Law Mursaline Bacchus eventually petitioned the High Court and Singh was granted bail.
Balroop had only graduated in 2009 from the Felix Austin Police College. His younger brother Vivian was brutally murdered at the Number 63 beach just over a year ago.
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