Man charged for being gang leader

A MAN has been charged and appeared before a magistrate for being a gang leader, a release from the police  said on Friday.

Ranjee Chadee is said to have appeared virtually before magistrate Cheron Raphael in the Arima courts on Friday to answer charges of being a gang leader under Section 6 of the Anti Gang Act No 1 of 2018, and trafficking in marijuana.

He was later granted bail of $350,000 with a surety. The police release said Chadee, who was wanted for engaging in gang-related activities, arrived at the Piarco Police Station with his attorney on Wednesday.

He was arrested and charged on Thursday on the advice of Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard, SC.

The trafficking charge arose out of an incident on September 12, 2019, when the Northern Division Gang Unit intercepted a Fielder station wagon which contained several people. The car was searched and 16.1 kilos of marijuana found and seized.

Raphael later adjourned Chadee's matters to November 13.