Essequibo man busted with cocaine gets 6 months

Sentenced, Suraj Raghnauth

Suraj Raghnauth, who last Saturday was arrested with 0.6 grams of cocaine along the Charity Public Road on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by Magistrate Esther Sam.
The 31-year-old Raghnauth, who had been charged under Section 4 (1) a (i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, Chapter 10:10, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the charge, and the magistrate imposed the jailtime on him.