Bartica labourer remanded on narcotics possession charge

Twenty-seven-year-old Dicqual Osborne, a labourer of Albouystown, Georgetown, and Sixth Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River, was charged and remanded to prison in connection with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

The charge was laid under Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10. Osborne appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison.

He will make his next court appearance on June 3, 2026.