A 40-year-old resident of Grove Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara, pleaded guilty to break and enter and larceny charges on Friday.
Kayum Khan admitted that between September 25 and 26, he broke into the Trust Mart Supermarket, owned by Yu Heng Guo and stole a number of items, including one case of Absolut Vodka valued at $48,000; one bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label valued at $13,000; one bottle of 12-year-old El Dorado Rum valued $7200, and 25 cartons of cigarettes valued at $100,000. The total worth of the stolen goods amounted to $168,200.
At the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Court, Khan appeared before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. (G9)