Norton Street man gets 4 years for drug trafficking
Fifty-nine-year-old Stanley Pyle of Norton and Camp Streets, Georgetown, was jailed for four years and fined ,000 after pleading guilty to trafficking in 34 kilograms of marijuana, when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on
Two barrels containing marijuana were found during the drug bust
Wednesday.
Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Prosecutor, Konyo Sandiford, in presenting the facts to the court, relayed that on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at around 06:00h, CANU ranks swooped down on the home of the accused where a search was conducted on the premises which led to the discovery of the illicit substance contained in three carton boxes and two plastic barrels.
According to Prosecutor Sandiford, Pyle allegedly confessed to ownership of the drug, and disclosed that someone living “over the river” gave him the said narcotics.
Pyle begged for the court’s leniency and explained that he is a single father of seven and grandfather to five.
Magistrate Latchman after a few moments of consideration handed down the court’s ruling to the remorseful defendant in the prisoner’s docks.
Three persons were initially arrested and taken into custody in relation to the early
Exhibits: Some of the marijuana found during the raid
morning drug bust. It is still unclear whether the other persons have been released from custody.
Sources at CANU have opined that there were more drugs on the property, but they may have been moved.
