GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 24, CMC – Two members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been denied bail when they appeared in court on a charge of being in possession of 154 pounds of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
The two- Clovis Sam, 31, and Adisa Higgins, 42, pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were arraigned at the Golden Grove Magistrates’ Court, East Bank Demerara.
They will return to court on August 12.
Police said the two soldiers were arrested during the early hours of last Thursday morning and that the “joint intelligence operation” between Special Branch and Regional Division 4’B’ netted the 22 bags of marijuana in a GDF vehicle.
The street value of the drugs was not disclosed
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