A 28-year-old gold miner was on Monday sentenced to two months’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge.
Jailed: Wesley Nelson
Wesley Nelson, of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, where the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking was read to him.
Nelson admitted to being in possession of marijuana when he was intercepted by ranks at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint on June 28. The charge was filed under Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10.
Upon his guilty plea, the court imposed a custodial sentence of two months, along with a fine of $30,000.
