Deejay Bounty Killer, whose real name is Rodney Price, is to return before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on April 7, for the drug charges against him to be tried.

The deejay's matter was mentioned in court on Tuesday, however, a representative appeared on his behalf and told the court that the deejay was unable to make it.

Price was arrested and charged in October after he was allegedly caught smoking ganja and was reportedly found with a small quantity of the substance. He was charged with smoking ganja and possession of ganja.

The allegations are that about 4:30 a.m. on October 4, the deejay was spotted along Grenada Way in New Kingston smoking a 'spliff'. He was accosted and searched and a small quantity of the drug was reportedly found in a plastic bag.

The deejay has pleaded not guilty to the charges.