Two men already facing gun-related charges were yesterday slapped with an additional charge of marijuana possession after a judge caught them in a ganja trade in court while their case was being mentioned.

Grants Pen St Andrew resident Richard Green, who was on $150,000 bail after his recent arrest on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm and shooting with intent, was caught red-handed by Justice Christine Straw handing a $100 bag of ganja to detainee Damion Simpson, who was also in the High Court Division of the Gun Court facing shooting charges.

The men's suspicious movements caught the attention of Straw, a search was ordered and the weed discovered. The men were then charged.

Green was spared having his bail revoked and also escaped a more serious charge of contempt of court after both he and his lawyer begged the judge for mercy.

When asked by Straw to explain his action, Green told the court that Simpson's mother had given him the money to purchase the weed for her son, who is still behind bars, as he was unable to take up his $150,000 bail offer at a previous hearing.

Green said that he was sorry and that his action in court was the "most stupidest" thing he had ever done, while begging the judge not to take away his bail.

Green was later released on $10,000 station bail.

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