Ossie McFarlene, who had 28 pounds of marijuana in his car when he drove through a police roadblock at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice, was last week sentenced to four years in prison and fined $19.51 million after he was found guilty of having the illegal drug in his possession for trafficking.
The 35-year-old Hopetown, West Coast Berbice resident had the custodial sentence imposed by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver following a trial at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court.
Police prosecutor Inspector Althea Solomon told the court that at about 11:05pm on September 29, the police were
