Stabroek Market burglar gets 12 months for stealing powdered milk

A twenty-two year man was yesterday found guilty of stealing $180,000 worth of milk powder, for which he will spend the next year in prison.

Anand Rameshwar, of 257 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, had initially pleaded guilty at his arraignment on December 5, 2013 on two charges. The first charged was that between November 30, 2013 and December 1, he broke and entered a stall in the Stabroek Market and stole five bags of full cream milk powder, which was the property of Gavin Paul.

According to the second charge, Rameshwar, between the same dates in question,