A Grenada politician caught up in a drug bust Friday appeared in court this morning, jointly charged with two other men.
Appearing in Court this morning, Basil Williams who contested the last general election as a candidate for the Progress Party, was charged with conspiracy to trafficking a controlled drug and was granted bail to the tune of fifteen thousand dollars bail with two sureties.
Williams was charged jointly along with 44-year-old Bus Driver, Branford Thomas of Bonair, St. Mark, and 26-year-old Radio DJ, Brian Charles of Woodlands, St. George.
They all appeared in the St. Georgeโs Magistratesโ court this morning.
The charges were laid following the discovery by Customs Officials of a quantity of compressed cannabis inside a barrel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport.
The cannabis was found inside a bag of cat food during a search of the barrel which arrived here from the United States.
The three men are also instructed to surrender all travel documents.ย
