Port Kaituma miner charged with drug possession, assault
Charged: Daniel Rodrigues
Daniel Rodrigues, a 31-year-old miner from Port Kaituma in the North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini) has been charged with possession of narcotics and assault.
He pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined a total of $40,000 at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.
Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh informed Rodrigues that he faced fines of $20,000 for each offence, with the alternative of a two-month prison sentence if the fines were not paid.
The marijuana that was found in Rodrigues’ possession
The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred around 20:20h on Wednesday, when Rodrigues and 22-year-old Anita Henry were drinking alcohol at the Port Kaituma waterfront. After Henry left to visit her sister, Police said Rodrigues became agitated, followed and assaulted her by slapping her multiple times.
Following the assault, Henry reported the incident to the Port Kaituma Police Station, which led to Rodrigues’s arrest on Wednesday.
During the arrest, authorities discovered a haversack in his possession containing 27 zip-lock bags filled with cannabis, weighing a total of 23.4 grams. He was immediately arrested and subsequently charged.
