Rajesh Mookram, who was busted with 30 kilograms (kg) of cannabis in November 2025, was on Thursday sentenced to four years of imprisonment, coupled with a fine of $27 million. Following a trial before Magistrate Taunna Hardy at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court, Mookram was found guilty of the offence of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
He was intercepted by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on November 27, 2025, during Operation Sandaka Creek, Corentyne, Berbice Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). At the time of the arrest, he was reportedly riding a motorcycle carrying two salt bags containing the cannabis, which, when weighed, amounted to 30 kg.
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