Bartica man fined $200,000 for DUI

A 58-year-old man of Fifth Avenue Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, has been fined $200,000.
Lakshmee Bishun appeared last Thursday before Bartica Magistrate Crystel Lambert to answer a charge of driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. He pleaded guilty and was fined $200,000 with an alternative of serving six months’ imprisonment. (G1)