A miner in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of trafficking in 195 grams of cannabis but he maintained that the narcotics he had was not meant for trafficking but for personal use.
Kurt Sommer was remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton until tomorrow morning when he would appear in court again for the penalty phase after consideration of antecedents.
Sommer was accused of having 195 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking on May 12 at Mango Landing, Wenamu River.
Police Prosecutor Corporal Simone Payne in stating the particulars of the charge told the court that on the day in question a party of police on patrol at Mango Landing, Upper Wenamu River, acting on information received, went to the home of the accused who is a miner and a search was conducted on his person and personal belongings.
The suspected cannabis was found in a yellow and black plastic bag in a clump of bushes at the back of his house. The accused was confronted with the allegation, cautioned and arrested. He was taken into custody where he admitted ownership of the substance and it was then weighed and sealed in his presence.
