Former Alliance For Change (AFC) Member of Parliament Devin Sears was on Friday granted $400,000 bail when he appeared before Chief Justice (ag) Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown.
Sears, who was represented by attorneys Bernard Da Silva and Nigel Hughes, is charged with a farmer for trafficking over 310 kilogrammes of marijuana.
Sears, 39, an educator and political activist from Mackenzie, Linden, had initially appeared in court last month alongside his co-accused, 69-year-old Albert Sandy of Tacama Waterfront, Upper Berbice River.
At that first appearance before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Linden Magistrate’s Court, Sears pleaded not guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and was remanded to prison after his bail application was denied.
Sandy, however, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to four years in prison after taking “full responsibility” for the drugs.
The case has been adjourned to November 11 and will continue before the Linden Magistrate’s Court.
According to police reports, the two men were arrested on October 20, 2025, after a large quantity of cannabis was discovered in a dark blue Toyota Hiace minibus, registration number BAJ 4486, during a routine patrol near the Old Bamia Police Checkpoint in Linden.
The vehicle, registered to the Region 10 Tourism Committee Inc., was being driven by Sears, with Sandy as the only passenger.
Police said Sears began sweating profusely and acting suspiciously when questioned about the contents of the vehicle.
He reportedly told the officers he was transporting “tourism plants.” A subsequent search revealed 22 bulky black plastic bags and four large brown canvas bags containing leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
Both men were arrested and taken to the Mackenzie Police Station, where the substance was weighed in their presence and confirmed to total 310.71 kilogrammes (683 pounds).
Sandy admitted ownership of the narcotics, claiming he had paid Sears to transport him to Parika.
Sandy is now serving his sentence, while Sears has been released on $400,000 bail pending trial.
