23-year-old fined over $500,000 for narco-trafficking
A 23-year-old man has been fined more than $500,000 after pleading guilty to a narcotics-possession charge before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court.
Fined: Larrie Norton
Larrie Norton, of Turn Basin, Port Kaituma, North West District and also of Lot 402 North Ruimveldt Georgetown, was arrested on March 10 and taken to the Port Kaituma Police Station.
He was subsequently charged on March 12 with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, and appeared before Magistrate Singh where the charge was read to him. He pleaded guilty and was fined $583,740. Failure to pay the fine will result in him serving 12 months’ imprisonment.
