A 36-year-old security officer from Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced on Tuesday to three years and two months’ imprisonment and fined $14,182,300 after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Bradley Hibbert appeared before Magistrate Tamika Clarke at the Friendship Magistrate’s Court, where the sentence concluded a case that originated from a January 2026 intelligence-led operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU).
According to CANU, Hibbert was intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) arrival terminal while entering Guyana from the United States. A subsequent search of his three suitcases revealed twenty-eight compressed black plastic parcels containing a total of 15.758 kilograms of cannabis. The seized drugs were transported to CANU’s headquarters for verification and weighing.
Hibbert, who resides at Hendrix Street, Brooklyn, NY, initially appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. Bail was refused at the time, and his matter was adjourned. It was reported that, acting on intelligence, CANU officers had searched Hibbert’s luggage, which contained several transparent parcels of foreign cannabis.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, Hibbert changed his plea to guilty, prompting Magistrate Clarke to hand down the 38-month prison term along with the substantial fine.
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