Wazim Mohammed, who was found guilty of cultivating and trafficking in 30 kg of marijuana at Gateroy on the Berbice River, was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment on each charge, when he appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court. The sentences will run concurrently.
According to the facts, Mohammed, was arrested after a party of policemen headed by Assistant Superintendent Calvin Brutus, went to the riverain community on an eradication exercise on June 1, 2010.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Donna Fraser, led four witnesses who testified that they
