Latchman Sankar was on Thursday jailed for four years for possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
He appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court, according to a release from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).
Sankar pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $49,685,000.
CANU conducted an operation at a residence in Block 1 Unity Hubu, Parika on Monday.
During the operation, a search was conducted at the residence, resulting in the discovery of several large bags containing several brick-like parcels of suspected cannabis and the arrest of two suspects who were present during the search.
Sankar, 39, of the said address, and a woman were escorted to CANU’s Headquarters along with the suspected narcotic. The narcotic tested positive for cannabis, amounting to one hundred and two parcels weighing a total of 55.2 kg, with a total street value of approximately $20 million.
