Saying she was sending a strong signal to drug traffickers, Berbice Magistrate Rhondel Weaver yesterday handed down a five-year jail sentence and a $61M fine to a taxi driver who was found guilty of trafficking over 90 pounds of marijuana.
Puran Persaud, 32, of Lot 62 Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was found guilty of trafficking 41.945 kilogrammes (equivalent to 92.4728959 pounds) of the drug at the conclusion of his trial at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court.
In delivering the sentence, the magistrate said she was sending a strong signal to