Morne Prosper man bailed over 2,310 g cannabis and ammunition
A 43-year-old man from Morne Prosper in Dominica was granted EC$14,000 bail after pleading not guilty to three cannabis charges and one of possessing three live rounds of 12-gauge ammunition. Police arrested him on 8 July 2012 and charged him over 2,310 grams of cannabis, one grown cannabis plant and the ammunition, and he was to be tried on 15 October 2012.
A 43-year-old man from Morne Prosper pleaded not guilty to three cannabis
charges and one charge of possessing ammunition.[1]Franklyn McMorris Jno
Baptiste was granted EC$14,000 bail.[1]
Police arrested him on 8 July 2012.[1]He was charged with possessing three
live rounds of 12-gauge ammunition.[1]He was charged with possessing 2,310
grams of cannabis with intent to supply.[1]He was also charged with
possessing and cultivating one grown cannabis plant.[1]
He was to return to court for trial on 15 October 2012.[1]His bail conditions
required him to report to the Roseau police station twice a week, on Mondays and
Fridays.[1]The court warned him against committing any offence while on bail.[1]
Online News From Dominica republished a shortened copy of the Dominica News
Online report on the same day, linking back to the original post.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
1
Cannabis
2.31 kg
Agency
Dominica Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (2.31 kg); Living plants (1 plants)
Activity
Possession, Cultivation, Sale
Charges
possession of cannabis with intent to supply; possession of cannabis; cultivation of cannabis; possession of ammunition
The article gives no separate date for the court appearance at which bail was granted; 8 July 2012 is the date of the arrest and is used as the incident date.
The court is not named; the bail conditions require reporting to the Roseau police station, but the article does not say which magistrate's court heard the matter.
The article gives no street value for the 2,310 grams of cannabis and does not say whether the single grown plant was seized or destroyed.
No outcome of the trial listed for 15 October 2012 was reported in the sources found.
The only second account is a truncated reprint by Online News From Dominica, which republishes Dominica News Online text and adds no independent reporting.
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Arrested 3Charged 3Plants destroyed 2,184Cannabis 2.774 kg
