Man jailed for attempt to smuggle ganja into prison

After admitting to an attempt to lob a quantity of marijuana into the Camp Street Prison compound, a young Albouystown man has joined the ranks of its inmates.

Devon Nedderman, 22, of 58 Hill Street, Albouystown, copped to a charge that on August 9, at Georgetown, he had 250 grammes of cannabis in his possession.

After the reading of the charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, Nedderman, a labourer, told Magistrate Ann McLennan that he was guilty with explanation. When given a chance to explain himself, however, he said he did not want to say anything.

The prosecution’s case was that at about 10pm on the day in question, police,