A police constable with five years' service has been granted $250,000 bail by the High Court on a charge of misbehaviour in public office arising from the alleged larceny of a quantity of marijuana, which formed court exhibits; and tampering of the items at the Barataria Police Station in September.

PC Kerdell Bernard Castillo appeared before Master Adia Mohamed at the Port-of-Spain Criminal Court on October 6.

Castillo was granted bail of $250,000 with a surety. As part of the bail conditions, he must reside at his current home address unless a formal application for variation is submitted and approved by the court. He was also ordered to immediately surrender his passport to the Registrar of the High Court.