A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam man was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to trafficking in narcotics.

Ryan Crandon called Martin, of Lot 58 Stanleytown, admitted to having 700 grammes of marijuana in his possession when police searched the car he was in at a roadblock. aded guilty to a charge of trafficking in narcotics. In addition, he was fined $84,000, which is three times the street value of the marijuana and if he fails to pay the fine, he will spend an additional four weeks in jail.

The self-employed man was in company with four other people in a hire car when the vehicle was stopped at a road block at Palmyra Public Road, Corentyne, on February 9. The passengers were asked to identify their belongings and Crandon, who had a cream bag concealed between his feet, acted in a suspicious manner. The police searched the bag and found the prohibited plant.