Latchman Sankar, aka “Jack”, of Block 1 Unity, Hubu, Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was on Thursday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Jailed: Latchman Sankar
The 39-year-old Sankar admitted to guilt, and was jailed for four years and fined $49,685,000 for trafficking 55.2 kilograms of cannabis sativa (marijuana).
The CANU prosecutor detailed to the court that CANU officers had conducted a search operation at Sankar’s Unity, Hubu, Parika residence on Monday, January 15, and had unearthed numerous large bags containing several brick-like parcels of cannabis.
That discovery had led to the arrest of two persons: Latchman Sankar and Sanya Ramrattan, called “Shena”, a 36-year-old resident of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD). They were both present during the search, and were escorted to CANU Headquarters, where the narcotic tested positive for cannabis. There was an amount of 102 parcels, weighing a total of 55.2 kilograms, and determined to have a street value of approximately $20 million.
Sankar and another man had, in February 2020, been arrested, charged, and remanded to prison in connection with the discovery of 27.866 kilograms of cocaine in a boat at Parika Backdam, East Bank Essequibo.
This publication is, however, unaware of the legal status of that matter. (G1)
