Duo jailed, fined for possession of 130lbs ganja

Fawad Hamid, called “Not Nice”, of Blairmont Estate, Berbice and Mark Douglas of Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice, who were intercepted by Police with 130 pounds of cannabis, were on Monday sentenced to 60 months in prison each and fined .7 million by Magistrate Judy Latchman.
Both men appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to hear their fate.
They were found guilty of the charge after a trial, which commenced earlier this month.
On the day of the incident, Police, acting on information, travelled to Sheriff Street, Georgetown, where two vehicles were seen lurking.
Hamid was the driver of one of the vehicles, while Douglas was the driver of the other.
After noticing the ranks, Hamid drove away and turned into David Street, Georgetown, but his vehicle was intercepted after an exchange of gunfire and a search was conducted.
The marijuana was found compressed in five bags in the trunk of the vehicle.
Hamid later told Police that the bags were given to him by Douglas, who told him that coconuts were in the bags.
He further relayed that he was told to take the bags to Berbice by Douglas, who followed in his car.
Upon arriving there, Douglas’ vehicle was approached by officers in plain clothes and he was arrested. After seeing this, Hamid told the court that he sped away out of fear. He was eventually arrested and charged.
Earlier this month, Magistrate Latchman had stated that the evidence presented by the prosecution against the defendants was sufficient for them to stand trial.