Magistrate Krishendat Persaud sentenced a man to one year’s imprisonment after he admitted to being in possession of a utensil used for smoking cocaine.

According to the Number 51 Court report, Sadeek Mohamed, 34, a labourer of Number 79 Village, Corriverton, was on December 29, 2006, found with the utensil.

Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Michael Grant, told the court that the police were on a patrol when they observed Mohamed acting in a suspicious manner. He was arrested and charged with the offence.