A correctional officer, accused of having several parcels of ganja at the Horizon Remand Centre was granted bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate Court last Wednesday.

Sherman Allen pleaded not guilty to introducing contraband in a penal institution, possession of ganja and dealing in ganja when the matter was mentioned last week.

It is alleged that Allen was caught with a bag of 16 parcels of ganja, each valued at $2,00 each at the Horizon Remand Centre.

When the matter was mentioned, Resident Magistrate Glen Brown granted him $60,000 bail with surety. He was also fingerprinted and another mention date of July 28 was set for the matter.