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There was drama at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court yesterday when the parents of two community high school students burst out in loud wailing after the lads were remanded to police custody,Bart Starr Packers Jersey UK, having been charged with trafficking in narcotics.The youths,Dave Robinson Packers Jersey UK, both 15 years old,Morgan Burnett Packers Jersey UK, were allegedly caught with 60 grams of marijuana at the Plaisance Community High School on Wednesday.They appeared before Magistrate Yohhahnseh Cave and were represented by attorney at law Adrian Thompson,Mike Webster Steelers Jersey UK, who in his request for bail cited the ages of the youths as a special circumstance.This was after police prosecutor Sergeant Shurland Thomas objected to bail.In the end the Magistrate remanded the students into the custody of the police.The youths were initially taken to court but had to be sent back into police custody because their parents or guardians were not present.According to a source at the school,Deion Jones Falcons Jersey UK, one of the youths was seen with the drug as he attempted to sell some to another student. Teachers were alerted and as they approached the youths with a view to apprehending them,Kevin Greene Steelers Jersey UK, they desperately tried to conceal it outside of the school premises.The source said that the incident has really dampened the spirits of the entire school population since it came after the institution successfully participated in the Schools’ Mashramani Steelband Competition for the first time.“We have a very open relationship with most of the students here and if they see something they will come and tell us,Greg Lloyd Steelers Jersey UK,” the source at the school told this newspaper.Following the bust,Julius Peppers Packers Jersey UK, the students’ parents were contacted before they were handed over to the police.One of the students claimed that the marijuana was given to them by a man to be dropped off at a specific location.However,Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Packers Jersey UK, police did not buy their story. One police source told this newspaper that they had received reports that the illicit substance was being sold on the school premises.The source at the school said that no one ever suspected that this was taking place until the discovery was made.One student is in grade nine while the other is one level higher. |
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