By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was granted $50,000 bail after police allegedly found $294,000 worth of cocaine in his house last week.
Fifty rounds of live ammunition were also seized during the raid.
Senior Magistrate Derrence Rolle Davis charged Damiko Bootle, 40, with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply and possession of ammunition with intent to supply.
Bootle allegedly had 14.7lb of cocaine which police discovered in his residence on Ixora Avenue in Gardens Hill during a raid around 6.20am on July 18. Police, acting on a search warrant, also reportedly found 50 rounds of .40 ammunition.
The drugs allegedly confiscated had an estimated street value of $294,000. A further $80,000 in cash was seized from Bootle.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges. He was granted $50,000 bail for the drug charge and $7,000 for the ammunition charge. Under the conditions of this bail, the accused is expected to sign in at the Grove Police Station every Monday and Wednesday by 6pm. He must also be fitted with an Electronic Monitoring Device.
Bootle’s trial is set to begin on September 18.
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