Pedal cyclist busted with ganja gets 6 months’ jail
Nabbed with 138 kilograms of cannabis, Kenroy Sam, a 24-year-old labourer of the community of Charity, on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), has been charged with the possession of narcotics.
Ranks of the Charity Police Station have said they were on a mobile patrol in the community of Charity on Tuesday. The patrol was headed by a senior rank, and members of the Community Policing Group (CPG) were with them, when a male was spotted riding a bicycle. At the time of being spotted, the man was carrying a black plastic bag in his hands, and upon seeing the Police vehicle, the man attempted to ride away. He was, however, intercepted by the ranks, and he later gave his name as Kenroy Sam.
The ganja that was found at Charity, Essequibo
A search was conducted on his person, but nothing was found. A search was then made on the plastic bag he was carrying, and 17 small, transparent plastic bags were found therein, each containing a quantity of ganja. Upon being questioned, he told the ranks, ‘Is meh own”.
As such, he was cautioned and taken to the Charity Police Station, where the cannabis, when weighed in his presence, amounted to 138 grams.
Last Wednesday, Sam was arraigned in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him and he pleaded guilty to the offence. He has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, and fined a total of $207,000.
