Magistrate Chandra Sohan on Wednesday sentenced a man found guilty of trafficking and possession to six years imprisonment while another man was handed a one-year jail term after he admitted to attempted robbery.
The Albion Court heard that on December 18 Stanley Crawford of Fyrish Village had in his possession 1.5 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and one gramme of cannabis sativa. Crawford had pleaded not guilty to the charges but the court found him guilty. He is expected to serve three years jail as the sentences will run concurrently.
The facts of the case are that around 5.50 pm on the said day police received information about Crawford’s involvement in drugs and conducted surveillance on him. He was reportedly caught entering a “drug block” and as he was leaving the area, ranks conducted a search on his persons and uncovered the drugs.
Before being sentenced, Crawford told the magistrate that he is a member of the Fyrish church and that he has never before been charged.
In another case Navin Kamptapersaud was sentenced to a year imprisonment after he admitted to attempted robbery charges. Reports are that on June 1 at Belvedere, Corentyne, Kamptapersaud attempted to break into the dwelling house of Haseeb Hussein.
According to the police the victim was asleep when he was awoken to the sound of Kamptapersaud cutting his zinc sheets. Hussein raised an alarm and his neighbours responded and assisted in apprehending Kamptapersaud.
In his defence Kamptapersaud told the court that he was drunk. He also apologised for his actions. He then told the court that he worked for Hussein.
Police Chief Prosecutor ‘B’ Division Inspector Fazil Karimbaksh tried the case.
