Man on $25 000 bail in cocaine case

A 37-year-old St Michael man has been granted $25 000 bail after pleading not guilty to four drug-related charges involving suspected cocaine valued at $80 000.

John Goddard Wood, of 7E Rosemont, Deacons Road, appeared before acting Magistrate Keitha Ellis in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

He is charged with possession, trafficking, possession with intent to supply and attempting to export cocaine in connection with an alleged incident on November 6.

Police said the suspected cocaine weighed 1.60 kilogrammes and had an estimated street value of $80 000.

Wood was granted bail with two sureties and is scheduled to return to court on March 15, 2027.