Man held with counterfeit cigarettes, ganja in Portmore remanded
Published:Tuesday | July 9, 2024 | 12:47 PM
A man who was held with a quantity of counterfeit cigarettes, white overproof rum, and ganja during a police operation in Portmore is to reappear in the St Catherine Parish Court on July 29.
Oral Johnson is answering charges of possession and dealing in ganja, breaching the Excise Custom Act, and breaching the Trademark Act.
When the matter was mentioned before Senior Parish Court judge Desiree Alleyne, his bail was extended.
The allegations are that on September 12,2023, police personnel swooped down on a premises in Southboro, Portmore, St Catherine during which nine gallons of a liquid substance marked J Wray&Nephew, counterfeit cigarettes valued at $189,000, plus one pound of ganja were seized.
Johnson was taken into custody and following a question and answer session, he was charged.
- Rasbert Turner
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