Guyanese man on drug charges

A Guyanese crewman is scheduled to appear in the District A Magistrates Court today on several drug charges.

Thakurdeo Heeraman, 35, has been charged with possession, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation of just over 12 kilos of cannabis.    

Heeraman arrived in Barbados last Saturday as part of a tug boat crew which was towing a barge with produce from Guyana.

The drugs were found in 18 packages in a garbage bag after a joint operation was carried out by the Police Drug Squad and Customs on Tuesday. (PR/SAT).