Two attorneys arrested and charged with possession of marijuana were granted a total of $15,000 own bail by a Mayaro magistrate.
Attorneys Jason Jackson, 36 and Cathy-ann Campaign, 39, of Gould Street, Mayaro, appeared before Magistrate Rae Vijay Roopchand in the Mayaro Court charged with possession of marijuana.
The charge was laid by PC Versammy of Mayaro Police Station.
When Roopchand read the charge to Jackson and Campaign they both pleaded not guilty.
Jackson was granted $10,000 own bail while Campaign was granted her own bail in the sum of $5,000.
Roopchand then adjourned the matter to January 16.
Police arrested the attorneys during an exercise along the Mayaro Road on Sunday evening. A quantity of marijuana was allegedly found in the vehicle they were in and the duo was arrested and later charged by PC Versammy.
The police exercise was led by Cpl Ramlakhan and included PCs Flores, Amann, Diaz, Aberdeen and WPC Reifer of Mayaro Police Station.
RALPH BANWARIE