Through Detective Constable Karl Jones, the Prosecution, being conducted by State Counsel Simone Bullen and Paula Gilford from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), tendered three bags containing 50 packets of cannabis (marijuana) before the adjournment was taken, to September 10.

The policeman was also cross-examined by Defence Counsel Vic Puran.

In the continuing pre-trial proceedings, Wayne Inniss, of Lot 130 Lamaha Springs, Georgetown and Shandy Stephens, of Lot 118 Dacama Circle, Mackenzie, Linden, who were both dishonourably discharged from the GDF, are now jointly charged indictably with conspiracy to traffic in 60 kilogrammes 681 grammes of marijuana, between May 1 and 11 this year.

Inniss alone faces a separate charge of trafficking in the same quantity of the narcotic by exporting it.

The two were previously charged summarily but, last August 12, the DPP instituted the new charges and the others were adjourned indefinitely.

Inniss and Stephens were slapped with Police charges after a military trial following discovery of the drug aboard ‘GDFS Essequibo’ when the naval vessel docked in Barbados to participate in the Caribbean regional ‘Exercise Tradewinds’ in May.