Man caught with cocaine in fridge says he was ‘trying a thing’

A 53-year-old construction worker was on Thursday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for cocaine trafficking.

Andrew Jordan pleaded not guilty to the charge which read that on September 15, 2018, at his Lot 15 Craig Street, Campbellville he had 100 grams of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

He was presented by attorney Stanley Moore who made an application for bail.

According to the facts presented in court by Kunyo Sandiford of the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), acting on information received, ranks went to Jordan’s home and conducted a search.

The suspected cocaine was in Jordan’s refrigerator and he allegedly told the CANU officers that he was “trying a thing.”

The Chief Magistrate remanded Jordan to prison until October 8.