Teen fined for ganja possession; Diamond man jailed for larceny

Two men appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court on Friday on separate charges, resulting in one being fined and the other sentenced to prison.
Eighteen-year-old Andrian Johnson of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) pleaded guilty to a narcotics possession charge after being arrested by police on March 4. He was charged with the offence of Possession of Narcotics (12.6 grams of cannabis), contrary to Section 4(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, Chapter 10:10.

When the charge was read to him in court, Johnson admitted guilt and was fined $20,000 in cash.
In a separate case, 38-year-old construction worker Mervin Rudolph of 19th Avenue, Diamond, EBD was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to a larceny by bailee charge.
Rudolph was arrested on March 4 by a detective from the Golden Grove Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID). He was accused of committing the offence against Stephan Franklin on October 26, 2024, at Diamond, EBD.
The charge was laid under Section 165 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. During his court appearance today, Rudolph admitted to the offence, and Magistrate Fortune sentenced him to one year in prison.