Ganja not tested after nearly two years - Court hears
Lloyd pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis on August 17, 2012 after allegedly being found with four marijuana plants on July 11, 2012. He is unrepresented before the court.
When the matter was called before Magistrate Dr Velon L. John on February 26, 2014 the prosecution announced that the substance had still not been tested because of the absence of an analyst in the Territory.
Crown Counsel Herbert Potter told the court that an analyst is expected in the Territory from Barbados shortly and a report should be issued following her visit.
At the time of his arrest, Lloyd reportedly requested that Police officers give him a break after requesting to hide the plants he was found with.
Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards previously expressed surprise when the matter arose last year and it was disclosed by the Prosecutor that officers generally wait until there is a certain quantity of evidence to be tested before summoning the analyst to the Territory.
“We can’t have Mr Lloyd and others coming here then,” Magistrate Richards said. It was indicated that the analyst would come to the Territory to inspect another “big haul” of drugs and the situation would remain the same, meaning that lesser drug quantities would remain untested.
Lloyd was found guilty late last year of threatening to kill another man and eat him raw.
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