Forty-seven-year-old Jermain Mickle, who was arrested with a quantity of cocaine and ganja at the Transport Wharf, Water Street, Kingston, Georgetown, on Friday, was jailed for eight years and fined $12.8 million. Mickle appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) stated that on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Transport Wharf, Water Street, Kingston, Georgetown, Mickle had 1.272 kilograms (kg) of cocaine and 12.104 kg of cannabis. As such, he pleaded guilty to both charges, and the Magistrate imposed the sentence and fine. It was reported that CANU officers, acting on information received, went to the location where they intercepted Mickle, who was carrying two cardboard boxes.
A search revealed 13 parcels containing a quantity of cannabis and one parcel containing a rock substance suspected to be cocaine.
Mickle of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested and escorted to the CANU Headquarters, where the narcotics were tested and weighed. The drug enforcement unit subsequently instituted charges against the suspect.
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