A man who was caught with over 400 grammes of cannabis was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted to being a trafficker.
The charge against Abel Simon stated that on December 4th, at 70 KM village, Cuyuni River, he had 488 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Simon immediately pleaded guilty to the charge after it was read by Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Five.
He told the court that he was a cannabis trafficker by profession and was not forced to admit to the offence. He also said that he is a father of seven and he was aware that he will be sentenced before admitting to the charge.
Prosecutor Seon Blackman stated that a search was conducted on a truck and its passengers after it drove to a police station. He said ranks who were conducting the search found a quantity of leave, seeds and stems in a plastic bag in a haversack belonging to Simon. He said Simon subsequently admitted that the narcotic belonged to him.
The magistrate then inquired about the street value of the narcotic and Simon immediately answered, saying that in Georgetown he sells a gramme for $200 and in the interior he sells it for $500. He was fined $292,800, before being sentenced.
