A gold miner for whom the Police had issued a wanted bulletin for the offence of trafficking in narcotics, has been found guilty of the crime and jailed for 18 months.
Junior Nicquet Chinedu Mc Pherson, 52, of Lot 42 Stanleytown Berbice, was charged for trafficking 1,365.2 grams (1.3 kilograms) of cannabis sativa.
He committed the offence on July 20, 2022, at Supenaam Waterfront Essequibo Coast.
Junior Nicquet Chinedu Mc Pherson
McPherson, who had initially denied the charge, was found guilty as charged last Thursday following a trial before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrates’ Courts.
In the end, the presiding magistrate imposed the custodial sentence. (G1)
