ECD man jailed for 12 months, fined $10K for ganja possession

A 38-year-old man has been jailed for 12 months and fined $10,000 after he entered a guilty plea to a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Phillip Morgan, an unemployed resident of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, was arrested for the offence on December 24, and was arraigned before the Cove and John Magistrate on Thursday, December 28. When the charge was read to him, he admitted guilt, and was consequently jailed for 12 months and fined $10,000.