ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Sept 18, CMC – Three Jamaican nationals will re-appear in court on November 25 after they were arrested during a police sting operations on September 14 and charged with several drug-related offences.
The accused – Aljermin McLean, 25, Joshua Newton, 21, and Elvis Smith, 54, appeared before in a magistrate’s court on Thursday jointly charged with possession of the controlled substance, possession with intent to supply and possession with intent to transfer.
The court heard that the three men were arrested following a police sting operation in September and found to be in possession of 26.4 pounds of marijuana valued at EC$$79,000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents).
All three men who were not represented at court, have been remanded to prison and until the case resumes on November 25 for mention and case management report.
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