A 23-year-old inmate is on remand at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD), after he was busted with seven grams of marijuana.
It was reported that a search was carried out on the inmate at around 14:25h on Thursday and a small transparent Ziplock bag containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis was found in the waist of his pants.
It was later handed over to the Police, weighed in his presence and amounted to seven grams. He was told of the offence committed, cautioned according to the Judges Rules and he admitted.