Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday ordered that a 17-year-old boy, who appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, pay a fine of $30,000 and  spend three years in prison shortly after admitting to being caught with a quantity of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

Samuel Francis entered a guilty plea to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

It was stated that he had 17 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking on December 5.

Meanwhile, Akbar Boodhoo of Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, was remanded to prison shortly after he pleaded not guilty to a similar charge when Magistrate Octive-Hamilton read it to him.

He denied that on December 6, he had 200 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

He is scheduled to make another court appearance on February 16 next year.