Plumber charged with cultivating cannabis remanded in Barbados
Barry Omar Walker, a 39-year-old plumber from Bank Hall, St Michael, was charged over cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine found at his home and over laundering BDS$5,254 and US$550. He pleaded not guilty and Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes refused him bail, remanding him to Dodds prison until September 30, 2021.
🇧🇧 No. 1 District 'A' Magistrates' Court, Bridgetown, St Michael, Barbados
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Charged
1
Cash confiscated
BBD 5,254
Agencies
Royal Barbados Police Force, No. 1 District 'A' Magistrates' Court
Barry Omar Walker, a 39-year-old plumber from Buckingham Road, Bank Hall, St
Michael, was charged with drugs and money-laundering offences over a police
search of his home on August 28, 2021.[1]Walker faced charges of possession
of cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine, possession with intent to supply and
possession with intent to traffic the three drugs, and cultivation of cannabis.[1]He was also charged with laundering the proceeds of crime in connection
with BDS$5,254 and US$550.[1]
Walker pleaded not guilty to the offences before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes at
the No. 1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court.[1]Sergeant Verdon Forde objected
to bail, citing the seriousness of the offences, the strength of the evidence,
the quantity of drugs and fears that Walker would interfere with the ongoing
investigation, and said Walker was known for similar offences.[1]
Defence attorney Arthur Holder said Walker had been in custody since the Monday
before the hearing and that his earlier convictions, from 2010 and 2014, had
been expunged.[1]
Chief Magistrate Weekes refused bail, noting that Walker faced numerous drug
charges including cultivation and that he would not exercise his discretion in
Walker’s favour.[1]Walker was remanded to Dodds prison to reappear at the No.
1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on September 30.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Cash confiscated
BBD 5,254
Agencies
Royal Barbados Police Force; No. 1 District 'A' Magistrates' Court
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Living plants
Activity
Cultivation, Possession, Sale, Money and assets
Setting
Home
Charges
possession of cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine; possession with intent to supply; possession with intent to traffic; cultivation of cannabis; money laundering
The source gives no weight for the cannabis, no number of plants found and no value for any of the drugs.
No figure is given for the cocaine or methamphetamine seized; the arrest and charges follow the same home search on 28 August 2021.
The article does not say whether the money-laundering count is a separate charge or part of the same indictment, only that it concerns the concealment of BDS$5,254 and US$550.
The outcome of the September 30, 2021 appearance and of the case are not reported in this source.
No second, independent account of the hearing or the search was found and opened.
The coordinates are for Bridgetown, St Michael; the article does not name the court building beyond the No. 1 District 'A' Magistrates' Court.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Barbados Today: Holder argued that the items police found were never found in his client's presence under a search warrant because Walker was not there.
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