Karshma "Buju" Richards appeared before a Roseau magistrate on 2 December 2019 charged with possession and cultivation of 288 marijuana trees, after a weekend in police custody. He pleaded not guilty and was granted EC$12,000 bail, with the matter adjourned to 16 March 2020.
🇩🇲 Roseau Magistrate's Court, Roseau · Dominica
Karshma “Buju” Richards spent the weekend in police custody before appearing before a Roseau magistrate on 2 December 2019.[1] He was charged with possession and cultivation of 288 marijuana trees.[1]
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.[1] The magistrate granted him EC$12,000 bail.[1] The matter was adjourned to 16 March 2020.[1]
Richards had come to public prominence in the days before his arrest through his criticism of the Skerrit-led Dominica Labour Party administration.[1]
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