Wakenaam farmer fined, jailed for narco trafficking
A farmer of Maria’s Pleasure of Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River, was jailed for three years and fined ,000 after he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.
Vinod Sancharia, 32, admitted in court on Wednesday that on August 15, he had in his possession 222.4 grams of cannabis sativa.
Vinod Sancharia
The prosecution’s case stated that ranks from the San Souci Police Station received information that the farmer was travelling from Parika with narcotics. As such, ranks went to the Wakenaam Ferry Stelling and subsequently apprehended him. A search was conducted and in his bag he had seeds, stem and leaves which was later proven to be cannabis.
He was arrested and charged.