A 36-year-old resident of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, and a mother of three, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and fined $30,000 on Friday after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine. Attie Trotz appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The charge stemmed from an incident on January 8, when police conducted a search at a property in Charlotte Street, Georgetown. Officers encountered Trotz during the search, and a quantity of cocaine was found in her handbag.
The substance, later tested and confirmed to be cocaine, weighed at 29.5 grams. Trotz was subsequently arrested and taken to the Alberttown Police Station.
Charged: Attie Trotz
In court, Trotz admitted to the offence. Magistrate Azore informed her that maintaining her guilty plea could result in a sentence of nearly three years in prison. Trotz, however, opted to persist with her plea, expressing remorse for her actions.
The Magistrate then handed down the sentence of 24 months imprisonment along with the monetary fine of $30,000.
The prosecution had informed the court on Friday that based on their records, Trotz had no prior charges. However, a review of court records revealed that in March 2021, Trotz appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to a charge of breaking and entering.
In that matter, it was alleged that between March 5 and 6, 2021, on South Road, Bourda, Georgetown, Trotz, along with others, broke into a store and stole 72 glass mugs valued at $144,000. Trotz had pleaded not guilty and was placed on $50,000 bail. However, she was unable to raise the bail and was remanded to the New Amsterdam Prison in April 2021 and was later released.
