Aranjuez women charged for cocaine, weed

The accused women, Anisa Pegus, 29, and Alyssa Rajkumar, 27, appeared before Magistrate Brahmanan Dubay who read the charges to the women that on April 26, they had in their possession 21.68 grammes of cocaine and 1.77 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking at Bonne Adventure Gasparillo. The women were arrested within 500 metres of a primary school in Gasparillo, the court heard. Pegus pleaded not guilty to both charges. Rajkumar pleaded not guilty to having in her possession for purpose of trafficking the cocaine, but she entered a guilty plea for the possession of marijuana for the possession of trafficking. Police court prosecutor Sgt Gordan Maharaj, told the court that about 10.30 pm, police were on mobile patrol along the Bonne Adventure Road when they had cause to stop a vehicle. The court heard that Rajkumar was the driver of the vehicle. The prosecutor said police searched the vehicle and found under the front passenger seat a pink cylindrical object containing marijuana.

With respect to the charge of cocaine trafficking, the prosecutor gave a description of the drug, saying it was found in an empty cellphone box in the vehicle.

Attorney Annalee Girwar, who represented the women, said Rajkumar was a business owner.

Girwar said her client was going through a break-up with her boyfriend and upon her arrest, she was at the time delivering items that belonged to him.

The attorney said that the breakup had also taken a toll on Rajkumar’s emotional state and to calm herself ,she resorted to marijuana.

On the charge of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, the magistrate fined Rajkumar $1,000 or in default six months hard labour. She was given 30 days to pay the fine. On the charge of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, Rajkumar and Pegus were granted surety bail in the sum of $30,000. The matter was adjourned to May 26.