By CKOM News Staff

Riders’ Duron Carter pleads not guilty to pot possession

Jun 27, 2018 | 1:47 PM

Saskatchewan Roughrider Duron Carter is fighting his pot possession charge.

The lawyer for the 27-year-old entered a not guilty plea on his behalf at Saskatoon Provincial Court Wednesday morning.

Carter was arrested Feb. 1 at the Saskatoon airport when security allegedly found marijuana in a passenger’s bag.

His case returns to court Thursday, July 5.

On June 21, Carter received an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to an earlier pot possession in Winnipeg.

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According to his lawyer, Carter was caught with marijuana-laced cookies at Winnipeg International Airport on Nov. 25, 2017.

An absolute discharge is the lowest-level adult sentence, and means the offence won’t appear on Carter’s criminal record.

—With files from The Canadian Press.