Rupununi miner jailed for cocaine, ganja possession

A miner was on Monday sentenced to three years in jail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, after he admitted to having a quantity of cocaine and ganja in his possession.

Gordon Xavier told acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry that he had .6 grammes of cocaine and four grammes of cannabis in his possession on January 28, at Tabatinga,