Prison officer charged for sneaking ganja into NA Prison
Charged: Sarafane Pitt
A prison officer was on Tuesday granted bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of trafficking narcotics into the prison.
Sarafane Pitt, 29, of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Renita Singh and pleaded not guilty to the charge.
It is alleged that on December 30, 2022 at the New Amsterdam Prisons, she had 604 grams of cannabis in her possession for the purpose of trafficking.
She was charged under Section 5 (1) (a) (i) of the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10.
Bail was granted in the sum of $100,000. Pitt will have to return to court on February 21.
The cannabis allegedly found in her possession
Police had reported that about 05:30h on December 30, they responded to a report at the New Amsterdam Prisons of the discovery of suspected narcotics in the guard hut area.
A search was conducted on a prison officer by the Prison Authorities and they found a black plastic bag wrapped with transparent plastic containing a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis in the officer’s handbag.
The prison officer, along with the suspected cannabis, was handed over to the Police. The suspected cannabis was weighed in her presence; it amounted to 604 grams. (G4)
