Charity man fined for possession of illegal fuel

Akbar Mohamed of Charity, Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday found guilty of being in possession of illegal petroleum. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150,000.

Mohamed, who appeared in the Charity Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Faith McGusty, was charged by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) in March, 2010 with being in possession of illegal petroleum contrary to section 5B(10) of the Guyana Energy Agency Act.

According to the particulars of offence, on September 23 at Lot 10 New Road Charity, Essequibo Coast, the accused had