Bus conductor charged for narcotics, spent shell

Thirty-year-old Anthony Ferreira of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) pleaded guilty to being in possession of 1 gram of cannabis on September 29, 2017 on Croal Street, Georgetown when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts last week.
Ferreira accepted responsibility for his actions, explaining that he was instructed by someone to buy the narcotics, and he was on his way back when he was accosted by the lawmen.
However, the accused denied a subsequent charge which detailed that on the said day and location, he was in possession of a component of ammunition; that is to say, one .32 spent shell, without being the holder of a firearm licence in force at the time.
The bus conductor and father of one, who appeared unrepresented before the court of Magistrate Leron Daly, was ordered to pay a fine of 00 and do one month of community service with respect to the former charge, while being granted ,000 bail on the latter charge of ammunition possession.
He is slated to return to court on October 25, 2017.