‘Spragga’ charged over cocaine

A man has been remanded after being charged following the interception of a boat suspected to be smuggling cannabis into

Suriname.

Jagdeo

Ramdass known as ‘Spragga’, appeared before

Magistrate

Rabindranuth

Singh at the

Springlands

Magistrate’s court on Monday when he was charged and remanded. He denied that on December 8, at Moleson Creek, Corentyne, Berbice, he had in his possession 684 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

The matter was adjourned until December 20, for

Jagdeo Ramdass

report and fixture.

According to a release by the Custom Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), ranks acting on information received, conducted an operation at Moleson Creek. During the operation, officers intercepted a wooden boat suspected to be smuggling narcotics to Suriname.

The ranks searched the boat in the presence of three persons who were on board and found the narcotics. The cannabis was weighed and yielded a total of 684 grammes. Ramdass was then charged following an investigation.