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Inbound US passenger nabbed with ganja at CJIA remanded

31 January 2026
This content originally appeared on INews Guyana.

Bradley Hibbert, a 36-year-old security officer from Brooklyn, New York, who was arrested with 15.758 kg of foreign cannabis at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), was on Friday charged and remanded to prison.

The ganja found in the luggage of the inbound passenger

Hibbert appeared before Magistrate Tomika Clarke at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to having 15.798 kilograms of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was an incoming passenger from the United States.

However, bail was refused, and he will make his next court appearance on February 20, 2026.

Meanwhile, 53-year-old Travis Fraser, who was caught with 1.798 kg of cannabis and 46 grams of cocaine at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was granted $100,000 bail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.

The narcotics found at Fraser’s residence

The 53-year-old cane harvester pleaded not guilty to charge when it was read to him. He is due back in court shortly.


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