Teenager nabbed with cocaine in police sting operation

May 02, 2013 News

 
Police acting on information, set up a sting operation and nabbed a 17-year-old drug dealer with a quantity of cocaine, on Thursday April 25, at Galaxy Street, Canefield, East Canje.
The police after receiving certain information secreted themselves in the neighbourhood and used a decoy to purchase cocaine from the teen who lives with his aunt at 49 West Canefield, East Canje Berbice.
As the transaction was in process, the cops moved in and nabbed the youth who had four grams of cocaine in his possession. He was arrested and charged.
He appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.  He was remanded to jail and will have to return to court on May 29, when the matter will be called again at the Reliance Magistrate’s court.