Stanleytown construction worker gets three years for cannabis

Kevon Bunyan

A construction worker was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison and fined $163,000 after he pleaded guilty to having 179 grammes of cannabis in his possession.

Kevon Bunyan, 40, a construction worker, of 52 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice was charged with having in his possession narcotics for the purpose of trafficking on September 1, 2024.

Bunyan appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Michelle Matthias, where he was read the charge and pleaded guilty.

He was then sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $163,000.