Former prison officer Akeem Vyphuis, who was caught smuggling marijuana into the Camp Street Prison, was yesterday sentenced to 56 months.
Additionally, Vyphuis was fined $418,500, which was the street value of the 279 grammes of cannabis he took into the prison compound.
Vyphuis, who police said had reported for duty at the Camp Street Prison with the illegal drug in his possession, was found guilty on Tuesday of possession of the narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.
City magistrate Judy Latchman had however informed him that sentencing would have been deferred to yesterday to facilitate the court being able to ascertain the street value of the drug.
The charge against Vyphuis, 22, stated that on July 14, at the Camp Street Prison,
