Akeem John, a driver for Cevons Waste Manage-ment Inc, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for trafficking cannabis, which he was caught trying to smuggle into the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara.
John, 25, of 114 Middle Walk, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, who was one of three workers held by police after a search of a company truck uncovered quantities of cannabis and cigarettes on Thursday, pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of narcotics for trafficking.
John told Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court that he acted alone and that his co-workers were innocent. He said that he was paid to take the illegal substance into the prison and noted that he took the risk since he needed the money.
