John Caesar, 39, an inmate of the Mazaruni Prison, was charged today with the offence of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking. Guyana Standard understands that Caesar was caught with 3,010 grammes (6.6 lbs) of marijuana along with other contraband.
He appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert where the charge was read to him.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment and was also required to pay a fine of $2,587,500.
According to the police, Caesar was seen on March 10, 2022, about 07:25hrs heading to the Security Block, with a 5-gallon bottle in his hand. Upon calling him, he ignored and continued walking.
The prison rank caught up to him and enquired about the contents of the bottle he had in his hand and he stated that it was water. The rank then collected the bottle and escorted him to the office. In his presence, the rank opened the bottle and found that it contained a number of cannabis leaves, seeds and stems along with three cellular phones, three cellular phone chargers, 20 packs of cigarettes and one cellular phone earpiece.
