$28,000 bail for marijuana

49-year-old Kent Lestrade of Roseau has pleaded not guilty to the possession and intent to supply over 9,000 grams of cannabis.

Lestrade appeared before Chief Magistrate Evelina Baptiste yesterday where bail was posted in the sum of $28,000 with one surety.

Lestrade was allegedly caught with the said substance at Cork Street on December 16, 2011.

The total amount of cannabis was said to be 9,521 grams.

Conditions of his bail include that he report to the Roseau Police Station twice a week; on Mondays and Fridays.

He was represented by Bernadette Lambert and Wayne Norde.

His trial is expected to begin May 1, 2012.

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5 Comments

  1. Papa Way
    December 21, 2011

    Let them make cake I say. A cup of coffee and some really good cake…it’s all in the rage in H’Amsterdam.

  2. Anonymous
    December 20, 2011

    legalizes IT DON’T CRETIZIS IT GOOD FOR ASTHMA, FOR THE FLU , GLAUCOMA.

  3. Anonymous
    December 20, 2011

    Well for one thing, the weed he had in his possession was garbage weed. 9,0000 grams that equals $28,0000 that’s about 3$ dollars a gram. Hydro cost $20 a gram, and $100 for 7 Grams. He was trying to sell poo poo weed :) :-P

  4. mouth of the south
    December 20, 2011

    oh my now i know…. it must be those 2 english dogs that were brought to d.a to help fight crime…. hahaha… them english trained them to sniff marijuana but not coke eh.. what there names again.. i think is bobby and richie

  5. T. Winston
    December 20, 2011

    I thought they say drugs drying up in the country because of satelite… Seems to me more drugs there cuz Is now I seeing court case like tower charging man

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