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FOUR Sangre Grande men previously held during the state of emergency under preventative detention orders have appeared before the High Court on gang-related charges.

Three were denied bail while one was granted $300,000 bail with surety when they appeared before High Court Master Delicia Bethelmy on April 14.

Akim Purcell, Brandon “Grim” Joseph, Thomas Ali and Marcus “Dole” Mahabir were among the 50 individuals detained under the SoE, which ended on April 13. Mahabir was granted bail while the others were not.