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Thursday, August 01, 2013 | 9:26 AMMANCHESTER, Jamaica — The two people at the centre of a $10 million ganja find on the Winston Jones Highway, Manchester had their bail extended when the case was called up in the Mandeville Resident Magistrate’s court on Wednesday.The accused, St Elizabeth residents Michael Lennox, 48, a haulage contractor and Kay-Anne Talbert, 29, who is employed at a bar and car wash, were in a previous court appearance granted bail at $2-million each. They will return to court on August 7.Reports are that police officers from the Area Three Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division, based on intelligence, stopped and search a truck in which the accused were travelling. A quantity of marijuana valued at approximately $10-million was allegedly found packaged in plastic bags. Lennox who is the owner and driver of the truck and Talbert a passenger were arrested.The charges included possession of and dealing in ganja.Lennox’s attorneys had contended that their client was hired to deliver the packages and he was under the impression that he was transporting agricultural produce. A sum of $190,000 reportedly found in his possession was said to be part payment to do the job.Lennox had refused to give the name(s) of those who hired him reportedly in the interest of his own safety and that of his family.-Alicia SutherlandLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver
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Bail extended for two in $10m ganja bust
