By FARRAH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
fjohnson@tribunemedia.net
A 37-year-old man accused of marijuana possession denied the allegations when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.
George Seymour was arrested after officers alleged he was the owner of five packages of Indian hemp that were found in two cardboard boxes in Exuma in July 2019.
He denied being in possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply when he first appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney and the matter was adjourned for trial.
When Sergeant 7578 Anthony Norville gave evidence yesterday, he said that around 3.30pm on the day in question, he was on duty in Exuma when he was summoned to the island’s Detective Unit. He said when he arrived there, he spoke with the officer in charge of the forensics unit who gave him two boxes, each containing marijuana.
The court was told that the first box had an Aquapure label on it and contained two brown taped packages of Indian hemp, while the second box, labeled “Euro Bake”, contained three more packages of the drugs. Both boxes were exhibited in court yesterday. Sgt Norville said after he received the boxes, he took them to the Exuma police station. He said the next day he conducted an interview with a woman who gave him the accused’s name. He said after receiving certain information from her, he then wrote up a search warrant in George Seymour’s name.
Yesterday, Seymour was represented by Wendawn Frazier. When she cross-examined Sgt Norville, he admitted he was not present when the boxes were retrieved. When asked, the officer also told Mrs Frazier the boxes were already open when he saw them and he personally could not say who put the drugs in the box.
The second officer to take the stand was Corporal 3477 Ramon Taylor. He said he interviewed Seymour after he was taken into custody. He said during the interview, he showed the accused a photograph of the two boxes and their contents before asking him a series of questions. The court was told Seymour denied all knowledge, custody and control of the drugs and declined to read over or sign the statement sheet at the end of the interview.
The case continues on November 17.
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