Essequibo Coast driver gets 6 months in jail for one ounce of weed

…another remanded for cocaine

Munesh Bissessar, also known as “Sunil”, a 29-year-old driver of Lot 97 Dryshore, Essequibo Coast, was on Thursday charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Appearing before Suddie
Magistrate Esther Sam, he pleaded guilty as charged and was given a six-month term of imprisonment. Bissessar had 37 grams of cannabis in his possession on February 10 at Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast.
According to reports, Police ranks were on patrol in the area when they saw motor tractor TR 26837 delivering perishable goods. The tractor, which Bissessar was operating, was stopped and inspected, and a clear plastic bag with seeds, leaves and stems which later tested positive for cannabis sativa was found in a compartment of the tractor.

According to the Police
Bissessar told ranks, “Officer, is a small-time hustle.”
In a separate matter in connection with possession of 56.6 grams of cocaine, Jermaine Williams, also known as “Cash Money”, was remanded to prison on Thursday.
The 45-year-old construction worker, of Lot 331 Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was also brought before Magistrate Esther Sam.
He entered a not-guilty plea to the drug trafficking charge, but was remanded after the prosecution objected to him being released on bail. That case has been adjourned until September 1.
According to the Police, Williams was detained with the illicit drug on March 6 at Onderneeming Public Road on the Essequibo Coast.