Rasbert Turner, STAR Writer

Spanish Town

A man and a woman who were held by the police with 22.7 kilograms of ganja were granted bail when they appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Delroy Atkinson, 35, and his girlfriend Racquel Ferguson, 27, were held on Good Friday in Central Village, St Catherine, by narcotics police during a raid.

Atkinson was granted $150,000 bail while Ferguson was bailed in the sum of $40,000.

Detective Sergeant Patrick Naughty told RM Lorna Errar that about 9: 00 a.m. on the day in question, a raid was conducted in Big Lane, Central Village. During the raid, Ferguson's house was searched and the drug was found in a black garbage bag under a bed. The detective added that Atkinson was later contacted and he, too, was charged with possession of and dealing in ganja.

When the case was mentioned, Atkinson told the court that the drug belonged to him. They were offered bail after their lawyers made the successful application.

Both persons were given bail on condition that they surrender their travel documents to the police and return to court on May 6 to answer to the charges.