A caretaker yesterday pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The charge against the 54-year-old Lawrence Gittens of Croal Street, Georgetown, stated that on September 1 at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, he had in his possession 8 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The man who admitted to the charge before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the City Court was fined $100,000 or one year imprisonment.
According to the prosecutor, on the day in question, a group of policemen were on mobile patrol when they saw the accused on the corner of Hadfield Street acting in a suspicious manner. They approached the man and a search was carried out on him and a small blue container containing several white brick-like solids, suspected to be cocaine was found in his left side pants pocket.
Gittens was then told of the offence, cautioned, and arrested. He was later escorted to the Brickdam Police Station where the suspected cocaine was weighed in his presence and amounted to 8 grams. It was then placed in an evidence bag, marked and lodged.
