Annandale construction worker gets 3 years for narcotics’ possession
Construction worker Kellon Adams of Marshall Street, Annandale, East Coast Demerara was on Thursday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to narcotics’ trafficking.
Sentenced: Kellon Adams
The 27-year-old was arrested on April 8, 2024, but appeared before Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, April 11. The charge was read to him, he pleaded guilty, and the magistrate imposed a three-year sentence on him.
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Adams was reportedly arrested following the discovery of a quantity of ganja in a haversack he was carrying.
Police have said that on the day in question, between 16:00h and 17:20h, a party of ranks conducting a roadblock exercise along the Helena Public Road in Mahaica, ECD had stopped several vehicles, including minibus BAC 6035.
At the time, the construction worker was carrying a camouflage haversack and was observed acting suspiciously. This prompted the ranks to search the bag, which led to the discovery of two bulky parcels wrapped in transparent plastic and containing a quantity of cannabis.
The suspect was told of the offence, cautioned, arrested, and escorted along with the bag to the Mahaica Police Station, where the cannabis was weighed and amounted to 3,563 grams.
