Six months after being granted bail on a marijuana trafficking charge, a Coast Guard officer and his wife returned to the San Fernando Magistrates' Court yesterday on a similar charge. This time, however, able-bodied seaman Kevon Harry, 25, and his common-law wife, Shellyann Mohammed, 27, were denied bail.
They appeared before Sixth Court Magistrate Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds charged with possession of 96 grammes of marijuana.
In refusing bail, Ramsumair-Hinds said one of the factors when considering bail was what was the likeliness, if bail was granted, that the accused would be brought back for a worse or similar offence. "I think that risk is great. You all were in court just shy of six months ago and you are back again," she said. Harry and Mohammed had previously appeared last August in the Second Court before Magistrate Alexander Prince charged with possession of marijuana for trafficking. They each were granted $250,000 with a cash alternative of $20,000. However, on Thursday, officers of the Southern Division Task Force executed a search warrant at the couple's home on Mt Moriah Road, San Fernando.
It is alleged the officers found 21 packets of marijuana on top of a wardrobe in a bedroom. The couple, charged by PC Hayden Deokhie, pleaded not guilty. They said their attorney was Rekha Ramjit but she was not in court. Court prosecutor Ramdath Phillip objected to bail on the ground that while on bail for a similar offence they allegedly committed that offence. The magistrate advised them of their right to apply to a judge in chambers for bail. They are expected to reappear on February 18.