Obrian White and Adrian David, the two men accused of hiding cocaine in straws that were packed in cargo bound for Canada, were yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after being found guilty.
Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, who presided over their trial at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, also ordered White and David to each pay a $30,000 fine for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The jointly-charged duo was arraigned on December 10, 2012, just four days after the 21.87 kilos of cocaine were found at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA).
White, 23, a computer technician of Lot 33 San Souci, Wakenaam, was identified as