A prison warder, who was accused of trying to enter the Camp Street Prison with just over 100 grammes of marijuana in his possession for trafficking, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he was found guilty of the crime.
Cleon Webster, 22, was sentenced by Magistrate Rondell Weaver in Court 11 of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts at the conclusion of his trial.
The charge against Webster stated that on June 14th, 2019, at the Camp Street Prison, he had 120 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
At his arraignment, his attorney, Maxwell McKay, had told the court that Webster was unaware that the narcotic was in his possession. He stated that before entering the prison, all employees and other persons entering the institution are subjected to a search and Webster, who was unaware that he was in the possession of the narcotic, willingly submitted himself to be searched.
Prosecutor Seon Blackman, however, had stated that on the day in question, during a regular security search, the narcotic was found in the haversack belonging to Webster.
