A male resident of Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for trafficking 88.6 grams of methamphetamine.
Forty-one-year-old Delon King, called “Ninja”, of Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, who was initially charged in November 2022, was found guilty of the offence on Thursday. This was following a trial at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The drug trafficker was also fined $132,900.
King was busted with the meth on October 31, 2022 by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) who were conducting an operation in the vicinity of the Route 48 Bus Park in Georgetown.
A subsequent search was conducted on his person, revealing a quantity of transparent Ziploc bags containing a clear, crystal-like substance, methamphetamine. As such, King was arrested and escorted to the CANU Headquarters, where the drug, when weighed in his presence, amounted to 88.6 grams.
Jailed: Delon King
Meanwhile, in a separate matter, 63-year-old Roy Thomas of Lot 188 Atlantic Ville, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was handed an 18-month prison sentence for trafficking 16.8 grams of cocaine.
He had been on trial for the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Courts, and was found guilty on Thursday. A $25,200 fine was also imposed on him.
On Tuesday, October 24, 2022, a group of CANU officers intercepted motor car PXX 3869 on the Goedverwagting Public Road, ECD. A search was carried out on the vehicle, but nothing was found. However, a search was subsequently conducted on the driver, Thomas, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, and a quantity of cocaine was unearthed in the crotch of his pants. As such, he was arrested and taken to CANU headquarters.
