3 months’ jail, $30,000 fine for man caught with ganja, Molly

Durant Fredericks, an unemployed resident of Block 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Tuesday jailed for three months after he admitted to possession of marijuana and molly.
The 46-year-old was on Tuesday slapped with two counts of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and appeared at Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
When the charges were read to him by Magistrate Ruschelle Liverpool, Fredericks pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. He was also fined $30,000.
Police had reported that ranks were on mobile patrol at about 22:45h on Saturday and while in the vicinity of Republic Drive, Beterverwagting, Fredericks was observed riding a pedal cycle heading south. He was wearing a one-strap camouflage bag around his neck and acting suspiciously, Police said.

Reports are that he parked his bicycle at a corner shop on the eastern side of the road and began to walk away. As a result, the ranks exited the vehicle. They searched the suspect, and a black pouch within the said bag was examined, where 34 ziplock plastic bags were discovered, each containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
A further search was conducted and seven transparent plastic bags containing several crystal-like substances suspected to be Methamphetamine/Molly were found.
He was arrested and escorted to the Beterverwagting Police Station with the cannabis and Molly, which were weighed and photographed in his presence.
The cannabis amounted to 16.66 grams, while the suspected Molly amounted to 1.5 grams. (G9)