Street dweller jailed for three years over drugs

Gordon Allen being escorted to the holding cell at the city courts after his sentencing.

Street dweller Gordon Allen will be spending the next three years in jail after being found guilty yesterday of two counts of possession of narcotics.

Magistrate Judy Latchman found Allen guilty of the possession of 17 grammes of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking, for which he was fined $25,500 in addition to the jail term, and possession of a gramme of cocaine, for which he was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and perform community service at the Alberttown