The woman, Shanaz Mohammed, 38-years-old appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate, Magistrate Isaac-Marcus to answer to the charges.
The Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara woman was charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, the sale of alcohol without having a liquor license and escaping lawful custody.
The court was told that on May 6, she had in her possession 478 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. On the second charge, it was alleged that Mohammed on the same day sold and offered for sale alcohol without having a liquor license. Finally, the court was told that on May 8, Mohammed was taken to the Timehri Police Station for the initial charges but she from police custody.
The woman’s Attorney Stanley Moore told the court that his client is the mother of four and that the drugs were not found in her possession.
However, Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield told the court that on the day in question ranks from the Timehri Police station acting on information went to Mohammed’s home and the drugs were found in a black plastic bag hidden behind a freezer in the living room.
Mansfield said too that during the search ranks noticed a quantity liquor in the woman’s living room and inquired if she had a license to the sell of the alcohol. Mohammed was remanded to prison by Magistrate Isaac-Marcus on the drug trafficking charge and escaping from police custody but granted $70,000 bail for selling alcohol without a license. She will make her next court appearance on June 19.