Card player jailed for cocaine trafficking

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday sentenced a 57–year-old Thomas Street man to three years imprisonment along with a $30,000 fine after he was found with cocaine in his pants pocket while playing a game of cards.

Edgar Vanderstoop who pleaded guilty to the offence was accused of having two grammes of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking last Sunday.

The magistrate stressed to the accused the seriousness of the offence while stating that the minimum sentence for the